"Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion"
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
About this Quote
This quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks to the importance of appreciating all religious beliefs and not enabling one to be pitted against another. Roosevelt is cautioning against the dangers of religious intolerance and the potential for it to cause the destruction of all religions. He is stressing the requirement for spiritual harmony and understanding, and the value of recognizing the value of all faiths. He is likewise recommending that by trying to set one religious beliefs against another, we remain in reality undermining the really structures of faith itself. Roosevelt's words are a suggestion that we should strive to promote an environment of shared respect and understanding in between different faiths, which we ought to not permit our differences to divide us.
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