...society. Edward Gibbon writing of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire elegantly put it this way, 'the various modes of worship, which prevailed in...all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful' (chapter 2). There is a sense...

...Franz Kafka Many might go to heaven with half the labor they go to Hell. — Ben Jonson (1572-1637) The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. — Gibbon Fanaticism in religion...

...beings. After all, what is the alternative to His getting angry? The historian Edward Gibbon once wrote, "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in...all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful." 1 I am glad that Jesus did...

...Gibbon's approbation of the religious tolerance of Roman conquerors, but they winced at his cynicism: "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in...the Roman world, were all considered by the people, 31 Bills Diary, May 8,1859 (quoted), May 28,1865, May 20, 1866; also, June 17,1866, July 1 1 and Dec....

...taught to believe, and did believe, that the prosperity of their country in a great measure depended. 17 I am willing to accept the account of the matter which...all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful:" and I would ask from which...

...Antonine Rome, where, according to Edward Gibbon, "The various modes of worship which prevailed . . . were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosophers as equally false, and by the magistrates as equally useful": Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Hertfordshire, England: Wordsworth...

...de beroemde zin van de Engelse historicus GIBBON (1788) toepasselijk: "The various modes of worship 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." Kortom, de kritiek spitste...

...and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume I. Chapter Two) Edward Gibbon thus summed up the Roman outlook: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...considered by the people, as equally true, by the philosopher, as equally false, and by the magistrate, as equally useful." As in Rome, worldly politicians...

...but not on worship of Jupiter and Juno, Mars and Venus, Janus and Minerva. As Edward Gibbon wrote, "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in...considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful." 13 Fifteen hundred miles...