"Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable the principles of it are troublesome."

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This reflection on religion by Benjamin Whichcote resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in religion is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Benjamin Whichcote

Benjamin Whichcote was an English Establishment and Puritan priest,
Provost of King's College, Cambridge and leader of the Cambridge Platonists. He held that man is the "child of reason" and so not completely depraved by nature, as Puritans held. He also argued for religious toleration.

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