Everyone ought to worship God according to his own inclinations, and not to be constrained by force.

φάσκων δεῖν ἕκαστον κατὰ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ προαίρεσιν τὸν θεὸν εὐσεβεῖν

Flavius Josephus

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Topic

Freedom of religion

Author

Flavius Josephus

Genre

Historical literature

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

Greek

Time

99 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Jewish historian Jewish writer Historian Writer

From

Israel the Middle East

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Original Citation

Josephus. Ἰωσήπου βίος [The Life of Flavius Josephus]. c. 99.

Current Citation

Josephus. "The Life of Flavius Josephus." The New Complete Works of Josephus. Kregel Academic & Professional, 1999.

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Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Matthew 6:28-29).

Another quote originally in Greek

For what should a man live, if not for the pleasures of discourse?

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Phaedrus

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Time
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The end must justify the means.

Matthew Prior

Hans Carvel

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Source
Hans Carvel
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
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Time
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Prior, Matthew. Hans Carvel. c. 1700.