persecution, n.Definitions

Persecution is a tribute the great must always pay for preeminence.

Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plant religion.

Persecution is disobeying the most solemn injunction of Christianity, under the sham plea of upholding it.

Persecution is grounded in an intense feeling of guilt which is almost indistinguishable from blind faith; it fosters the same ruthlessness and persistence.

Persecution is the fate of the living saint in this world of ours, just as praise is the fate of the dead one.

Persecution is unknown to the quakers because they are deist rather than Christians and see Jesus christ as a mere man and the scriptures as a dead letter.

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion... but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law. Take away the law-establishment, and every religion reassumes its original benignity.

Persecution is more vehement and lasting the more unjustified it is. An unjust persecution ends only when the innocent victim is wiped off the face of the earth. An intense feeling of guilt is almost indistinguishable from blind faith; it fosters the same ruthlessness and persistence. And just as the intensity and persistence of a faith cannot be accepted as proof of its truth, so the intensity and persistence of a persecution cannot be cited as evidence of its justness.