 | Simon Blackburn - Philosophy - 2005 - 272 pages
...good at distinguishing weeds from flowers. Perhaps our situation is like that of Rome as described by Gibbon: 'The various modes of worship, which prevailed...considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.'1 But is it really the cranky,... | |
 | Hans-Georg Ziebertz - Religion - 2005 - 288 pages
...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... | |
 | Richard Zera - Humor - 2005 - 316 pages
...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... | |
 | Fisher Humphreys - Religion - 2005 - 226 pages
...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... | |
 | Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Eugene D. Genovese - History - 2005
...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.... | |
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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. 
