They are the natural enemies of error and of error only. Had not the Roman government permitted free inquiry, Christianity could never have been introduced. Had not free inquiry been indulged, at the era of the Reformation, the corruptions of Christianity could not nave been purged away. If it be restrained now, the present corruptions will be protected, and new ones encouraged. It is error alone which needs the support of government.
Truth can stand by itself.
To produce uniformity. No more than of face and stature. To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. To support roguery and error all over the earth. Let us reflect that it is inhabited by a thousand millions of people.