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Full Idea
It is necessary for the preservation of the state to kill heretics that are blasphemous and seditious.
Gist of Idea
The state should kill blasphemous heretics
Source
Desiderius Erasmus (works [1506]), quoted by Robert Pasnau - Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 20.2
Book Ref
Pasnau,Robert: 'Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671' [OUP 2011], p.438
A Reaction
He was much more tolerant of heretics who kept quiet.