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But surely to acquiesce in a system which reduces the people to a dead level of social depression, despotism, and semi barbarism would be abhorrent from the first principles of philanthropy. BUT SURELY TO ACQUIESCE IN A SYSTEM WHICH REDUCES THE PEOPLE TO A DEAD LEVEL OF SOCIAL DEPRESSION DESPOTISM AND SEMI BARBARISM WOULD BE ABHORRENT FROM THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF PHILANTHROPY
rthering of despotism, and elimination of the popular voice from its proper place in the concerns of State. [Sidenote: The Koran checks progress.] And so, throughout the whole range of political, religious, social, and domestic relations, the attempt made by the founder of Islam to provide for all contingencies, and to fix every thing aforehand by rigid rule and scale, has availed to cramp and benumb the free activities of life and to paralyze the natural efforts of society at healthy growth, expansion, and reform. As an author already quoted has so well put it, "_The Koran has frozen Mohammedan thought; to obey it is to abandon progress_."[79] [Sidenote: Is Islam suitable for any nation?] Writers have indeed been found who, dwelling upon the benefits conferred by Islam on idolatrous and savage nations, have gone so far as to hold that the religion of Mohammed may in consequence be suited to certain portions of mankind--as if the faith of Jesus might peaceably divide with it the world. ERARCHEO POLITICAL CONSTITUTION HAS HOPELESSLY WELDED THE SECULAR ART WITH THE SPIRITUAL AND ONE COMMON CAPTURAL TO THE FURTHERING OFF DESPOTISM AND ELIMINATION OF THE POPULAR VOICE FROM ITS PROPER PLACE IN THE CONCERNS OF STATE AND SO THROUGH THE WHOLE RANGE OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS SOCIAL AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS THE ATTEMPT MADE BY THE FOUNDER OF HIS LAMP TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CONTINGENCIES AND TO FIX EVERYTHING AFOREHAND BY RIGID RULE AND SKILL HAS A WILL TO CRAMP AND BEAM THE FREE ACTIVITIES OF LIFE AND TO PARALYZE THE NATURAL EFFORTS OF SOCIETY AT HEALTHY GROWTH EXPANSION AND RE FORM AS AN AUTHOR ALREADY QUOTED HAS SO WELL PUT IT THE KORAN HAS FROZEN O MADAME THOUGHT TO OBEY THESE TO ABANDON PROGRESS WRITERS HAVE INDEED BEEN FOUND WHO DWELLING UPON THE BENEFITS CONFERRED BY SLAM ON IDOLATROUS AND SAVAGE NATIONS HAVE GONE SO FAR AS TO HOLD THE RELIGION OF MOHAMMED MAY IN CONSEQUENCE BE SUITED TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF MANKIND AS IF THE FAITH OF JESUS MIGHT PEACEABLY DIVIDE WITH IT THE WORLD
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