At the very least we want a witness. We can't stand the idea of our own voices falling … - Margaret Atwood - Quotesmemo.com

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At the bottom of religious persecution is the doctrine of self-defence; that is to say, the defence of the soul. If the founder of Christianity had plainly said: 'It is not necessary to believe in order to be saved; it is only necessary to do, and he who really loves his fellow-men, who is kind, honest, just and charitable, is to be forever blest' - if he had only said that, there would probably have been but little persecution.

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Margaret Atwood

At the very least we want a witness. We can't stand the idea of our own voices falling silent finally, like a radio running down.

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