Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery, without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse.

Summary

In this quote, Defoe is highlighting the blind fervor and ignorance of a large number of people in his time who were staunchly opposed to popery, or the Roman Catholic Church, without truly understanding what it entailed. He suggests that there were a significant number of individuals who were blindly committed to extreme actions and were willing to fight to the death against something they were not even familiar with. Defoe's quote sheds light on the dangers of blind devotion and the need for a more informed and nuanced understanding of complex religious and ideological matters.

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