Edward Gibbon Quote

The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord.


The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776–88) ch. 2


The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally...

The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally...

The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally...

The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally...