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Classics of Free Thought
The expressions of thirty-six religious and moral dissenters including Voltaire, John Stuart Mill, Thomas Paine, and Hugo Black span the history of the free-thought movement
- GenresReligion
190 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1977
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About the author
Paul Blanshard
50 books1 followerAmerican author, lawyer, socialist, secular humanist and an outspoken critic of Catholicism.
Blanshard joined the Socialist Party when he was 14 and sometimes was dispatched to local strikes as a clerical agitator. Under these casual arrangements he met both Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Blanshard described his early preaching experience as relying more upon Bernard Shaw than the Bible.
In 1934 he was appointed head of the New York City Department of Investigations and Accounts in 1934.Blanshard's exposures of graft and corruption attracted national attention.
In 1949 he wrote Catholic Power and American Freedom in which he claimed that catholics vote on basis of church doctrine.
Blanshard joined the Socialist Party when he was 14 and sometimes was dispatched to local strikes as a clerical agitator. Under these casual arrangements he met both Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Blanshard described his early preaching experience as relying more upon Bernard Shaw than the Bible.
In 1934 he was appointed head of the New York City Department of Investigations and Accounts in 1934.Blanshard's exposures of graft and corruption attracted national attention.
In 1949 he wrote Catholic Power and American Freedom in which he claimed that catholics vote on basis of church doctrine.
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