An idea from On Liberty

Marcus Aurelius, wise and gentle, believed Christianity would pull the Roman world apart and allowed it to be persecuted. Historians now dispute how much he directed the persecutions of his reign. Anyone who wants to punish opinions should ask whether they’re wiser than he was.

From On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

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