The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 42
Religion and Politics
Religion and Politics.
Indeed! I wonder if he means to say that it is his desire to have all religious men Disfranchised! Is religion, in his eyes, such a despicable thing? Or does he mean, that if religious men should chance to be chosen as representatives of the people in the Legislative Councils of the nations, they should on leaving their homes to go up to the capital, completely divest themselves of all their religion? Has he yet to learn that religion is not a garment which a man who is its possessor can cast off for something of another texture and colour? and will he advise that a man may be religious at home, and the reverse abroad; a Christian in Church—anything in business—and an out-and-out wordling in the Legislature? Good philosophy! Charming principle! Profound economy! Not much of the "spirit of the man" about it, I opine.
Man is a noble being truly, and woman is his worthy companion: yet they should remember that they are