John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902) British politician and historian
"Nationality" (1862)
“The faith that stands on authority is not faith.”
The Over-soul
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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George Fox (1624–1691) English Dissenter and founder of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
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