"There is no greater mindlessness and absurdity than to force conscience and the spirit with external power, when only their creator has authority for them."
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As quoted in "The Transylvania Journey" by Rev. Michael McGee (25 July 2004), and in Whose God? and Three Related Works (2007) by Benjamin C. Godfrey, p. 61
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