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. HitchcockAbout author
- Author's profession: Soldier
- Nationality: american
- Born: May 18, 1798
- Died: August 5, 1870
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