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Ideas of Desiderius Erasmus, by Text
[Dutch, 1466 - 1536, Educated in Holland. Augustinian monk from 1487. Met More in England in 1499. Died in Basel.]
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p.438
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The state should kill blasphemous heretics
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Full Idea:
It is necessary for the preservation of the state to kill heretics that are blasphemous and seditious.
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From:
Desiderius Erasmus (works [1506]), quoted by Robert Pasnau - Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 20.2
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A reaction:
He was much more tolerant of heretics who kept quiet.
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