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Democracy will prevail when men believe the vote of Judas as good as that of Jesus Christ.   Carlyle, Thomas

Source: Attributed to THOMAS CARLYLE, by Wendell Phillips, in The Scholar in a Republic, address at the centennial anniversary of the Phi Beta Kappa of Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 30, 1881.Carlos Martyn, Wendell Phillips, the Agitator, p. 581 . Unverified. · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.


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Thomas Carlyle (December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881) was a Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, whose work was hugely influential during the Victorian era. Coming from a strictly Calvinist family, Carlyle was expected by his parents to become a preacher. However, while at the University of Edinburgh he lost his Christian faith. Nevertheless Calvinist values remained with him throughout his life. This combination of a religious temperament with loss of faith in traditional Christianity made Carlyle's work appealing to many Victorians who were grappling with scientific and political changes that threatened the traditional social order.

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