"Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce"
- Walter Savage Landor
About this Quote
This quote by Walter Savage Landor suggests that religious sects can act as an ethical check on one another. He is recommending that competition in between spiritual sects can be helpful, simply as competitors in the industrial world can be advantageous. He is indicating that competition in between spiritual sects can help to guarantee that each sect is held to a high moral standard. He is also recommending that competitors in between spiritual sects can help to ensure that each sect is striving to be the best it can be. By having a healthy competition in between religious sects, each sect can be held responsible for its actions and beliefs. This quote is a pointer that competition can be a positive force, even in the world of religious beliefs.
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