Sunday, August 15, 2021
Each Man for Himself
Louis Agassiz, letter to James Wright Dana (July, 1856):
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I am sorry to find that this clerical spirit is still alive, as bitter, vehement, and overbearing as in the worst times of religious bigotry. It confirms me in my determination to have nothing to do with church matters and church organizations. I do not see but it must come to this, that each and every one must settle religious affairs for himself, without any regard to others; for, after all, religion is a personal relation to God, and we derive as little comfort from the interference of others with reference to our intercourse with our Maker, as we do in matters of affection.
