To punish a man because we infer from the nature of some doctrine which he holds, or from the conduct of other persons who hold the same doctrines with him, that he will commit a crime, is persecution, and is, in every case, foolish and wicked.
-- Thomas Babington
   
Thomas Babington   Name:
Thomas Babington
Type:
Poet
Nationality:
British
Birth:
August 25, 1800
Death:
December 28, 1859
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