“According to the theologians, God, the Father of us all, wrote a letter to his children. The children have always differed somewhat as to the meaning of this letter. In consequence of these honest differences, these brothers began to cut out each other's hearts. In every land, where this letter from God has been read, the children to whom and for whom it was written have been filled with hatred and malice. They have imprisoned and murdered each other, and the wives and children of each other. In the name of God every possible crime has been committed, every conceivable outrage has been perpetrated. Brave men, tender and loving women, beautiful girls, and prattling babes have been exterminated in the name of Jesus Christ.”
Heretics and Heresies (1874)
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In "Herbert Lom: The Odd Fellow" in The Independent (18 December 2004) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/herbert-lom-the-odd-fellow-6155719.html

“The children of God have more in common then they have differences.”

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Sjálfstætt fólk (Independent People) (1935), Book Two, Part II: Years of Prosperity

“Siblings: children of the same parents, each of whom is perfectly normal until they get together.”
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What Would You Substitute for the Bible as a Moral Guide? (1900)