It is of immense importance to the welfare of this country that the separation of Church and State be complete. The feelings of women upon the subject of religion are so intense that the franchise, in a large majority of instances, would be exercised under the power of religious prejudice. Immortality Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day. No, no, man was made for immortality. The people of the Middle Ages, who swore at all, used a great variety of oaths, and some of these were resonant and ringing phrases.
All culture tends to variety in the use of words.
The employment of the same set of ugly and repulsive words in the form of oaths, day after day, and week after week, is a sign of a mind that moves in ruts. By the way, I'm quoting this out of context. Wilson is condemning cursing, not calling for more creative cursing. Praise A dairymaid can milk cows to the glory of God. The night has a deeper voice, and it speaks with a more solemn emphasis to the soul when it surrounds us with darkness and makes us feel that we are alone with ourselves and God.