It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God.
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It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God.
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Religions are all alike- founded upon fables and mythologies.
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