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| 16714 | The state should kill blasphemous heretics |
| Full Idea: It is necessary for the preservation of the state to kill heretics that are blasphemous and seditious. | |||
| From: Desiderius Erasmus (works [1506]), quoted by Robert Pasnau - Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 20.2 | |||
| A reaction: He was much more tolerant of heretics who kept quiet. |