Once you attempt legislation upon religious grounds you open the way for every kind of intolerance

Once you attempt legislation upon religious grounds you open the way for every kind of intolerance William Butler Yeats Quotes

Once you attempt legislation upon religious grounds you open the way for every kind of intolerance and religious persecution.

Author: William Butler Yeats

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