...various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as eqully true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) English historian Religion may in most of its forms be defined as the belief...

...religion by the positivists: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true: by the philosopher...as equally false: and by the magistrate as equally useful."18 The would-be magistrates of the positivist persuasion, who particularly prized social stability,...

...passage on ancient religion: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the...as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful."66 Another current, which will culminate in Durkheimian sociology, mindful of the anomic and...

...depuis des siecles.'6 Gibb on : The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher...as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.'7 La theorie de l'histoire rejoint done la theorie politique dans la longue tradition qui va...

...Empire, Crooke goes on to say: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; by the magistrate as equally useful'. Like the brahmin vedantist 'the devout polytheist, though fondly...

...single-minded. As Edward Gibbon observed about the modes of worship prevalent in the Roman world, they were 'considered by the people as equally true, by...equally false and by the magistrate as equally useful'. Mother Teresa descends from each element in this grisly triptych. She has herself purposely blurred...

...of Roman society where "the various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the...as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful."3 It is precisely our share in the new public conscience, our "intellectual probity" as Nietzsche...

...willing actors in this charade. "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful."7 The Roman state, adds Durant, "seduously exploited the piety of the people to promote the...

...superstitious, part of their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher...as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.1 The Roman rulers have often been praised for their tolerance toward various religions; indifference...

...might be paraphrased by saying that "the various political groups which prevailed in Canada were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false and by the Church as equally useful." Students of cultural development in Canada have failed to realize the extent...