Tout homme sense, tout homme de bien, doit avoir la secte chretienne en horreur.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Voltaire asserts that a rational or good person should hate the Christian sect. This reflects his intense anti-clerical stance.
- In plain terms
- Good and rational people should hate this religion.
- What can you take from it?
- Reason opposes specific religious sects.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a sect objectionable?
- Can one be good and religious?
Another view
It generalizes all Christians negatively.
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