Ethan A Hitchcock Quotes

Men wholly bent on wordly treasures were the dupes of their own passions, rather than deceived by the writings or pretenses of those who claimed to be Alchemists.

~ Ethan A. Hitchcock

Bent Claimed Deceived Men Own Passions Pretenses Rather Than Those Treasures Were Who Wholly Writings

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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. Hitchcock

Accept Authority Because Commonly Could Dared Disregard Good He High Notwithstanding Only Proved Truth Who

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The intolerance of the Middle, and even later, Ages, is a fact all too familiar to every one.

~ Ethan A. Hitchcock

Ages Even Every Fact Familiar Intolerance Later Middle Too

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These men were religious when the spirit of religion was buried in forms and ceremonies, and when the priesthood had armed itself with the civil powers to put down all opposition, and suppress all freedom, intellectual, civil, and religious.

~ Ethan A. Hitchcock

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They should hold themselves absolutely upon the immovable foundation of truth and nature, whereby alone they can save themselves from misapprehensions and from the danger of being entirely carried away from reality into mere dreams and fictions.

~ Ethan A. Hitchcock

Absolutely Alone Away Being Carried Danger Dreams Entirely Foundation Hold Mere Nature Reality Save Should Themselves Truth Whereby

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Ethan A. Hitchcock

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Soldier

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18 May, 1798

DeathDate

05 August, 1870

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