Quote by Ralph J. Cudworth

Now, we deny not, but that politicians may sometimes abuse religion, and make it serve for the promoting of their own private interests and designs; which yet they could not do so well neither, were the thing itself a mere cheat and figment of their own, and had no reality at all in nature, nor anything solid at the bottom of it.

Now, we deny not, but that politicians may sometimes abuse r

Summary

This quote suggests that politicians may sometimes manipulate religion to further their personal agendas. However, it argues that they would not be able to do so effectively if religion itself was completely fabricated. The quote implies that there must be a genuine and substantial foundation to religion for it to be susceptible to such misuse by politicians.

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By Ralph J. Cudworth

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