Ocupation: Author
Life: April 3, 1822 - January 26, 1907
Birthday: April 3
Death: January 26
It makes that a virtue which is not a virtue, and that a crime which is not a crime. Religion consists in a round of observances that have no relation whatever to natural goodness, but which rather exclude it by being a substitute for it. Penances and pilgrimages take the place of justice and mercy, benevolence and charity. Such a religion, so far from being a purifier, is the great corrupter of morals.
Topics: Justice, Religion, Penance, Justice And Mercy
