I will never have any religion that I cannot defend — that is, that I do not believe I can defend. I may be mistaken, because no man is absolutely certain that he knows. We all understand that. Every one is liable to be mistaken. The horizon of each individual is very narrow, and in his poor sky the stars are few and very small.


The trial of Charles B. Reynolds for blasphemy (1887)


I will never have any religion that I cannot defend — that is, that I do not believe I can defend. I may be mistaken, because no man is absolutely...

I will never have any religion that I cannot defend — that is, that I do not believe I can defend. I may be mistaken, because no man is absolutely...

I will never have any religion that I cannot defend — that is, that I do not believe I can defend. I may be mistaken, because no man is absolutely...

I will never have any religion that I cannot defend — that is, that I do not believe I can defend. I may be mistaken, because no man is absolutely...