![Had this author [Sir W Drummond Academical Questions, chap. iii.], instead of inveighing against the guilt and absurdity of atheism, demonstrated its falsehood, his conduct would have, been more suited to the modesty of the skeptic and the toleration of the philosopher.](/assets/img/quote-photos/had-this-author-sir-w-drummond-academical-questions-chap-iii-instead-of-inv.jpg)
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