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They should hold themselves absolutely upon the immovable foundation of truth and nature, whereby alone they can save themselves from misapprehensions and from the danger of being entirely carried away from reality into mere dreams and fictions.

~Ethan A. Hitchcock

Topics: Absolutely Alone Away Being Carried Danger Dreams Entirely Foundation Hold Mere Nature Reality Save Should Themselves Truth Whereby

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Men wholly bent on wordly treasures were the dupes of their own passions, rather than deceived by the writings or pretenses of those who claimed to be Alchemists.

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Topics: Bent Claimed Deceived Men Own Passions Pretenses Rather Than Those Treasures Were Who Wholly Writings

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These men were religious when the spirit of religion was buried in forms and ceremonies, and when the priesthood had armed itself with the civil powers to put down all opposition, and suppress all freedom, intellectual, civil, and religious.

~Ethan A. Hitchcock

Topics: Armed Buried Ceremonies Civil Down Forms Freedom Had Intellectual Itself Men Opposition Powers Priesthood Put Religion Religious Spirit Suppress Were

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Notwithstanding this high Ecclesiastical authority, he who dared accept truth only because it could be proved, or proved to be good, and disregard authority, was commonly stigmatized as an infidel.

~Ethan A. Hitchcock

Topics: Accept Authority Because Commonly Could Dared Disregard Good He High Notwithstanding Only Proved Truth Who

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The intolerance of the Middle, and even later, Ages, is a fact all too familiar to every one.

~Ethan A. Hitchcock

Topics: Ages Even Every Fact Familiar Intolerance Later Middle Too

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Soldier

Born: May 18th, 1798

Died: August 5th, 1870

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