Quakers
group · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
the Quaker · the Quakers
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Lectures on the Relation between Law and Public Opinion in England
Religious group specifically exempted from the anti-combination legislation aimed at seditious societies.
The presence in one at least of these enactments of exceptions in favour of meetings of Quakers, and of meetings assembled for the purposes of a religious or charitable nature only, betrays the width of their operation and the fears of their authors.
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments
Religious minority cited as an example of a group that should be integrated by interest rather than persecuted.
Let the Quaker and the Turk find their advantage in living under your laws.
The Genius of the Common Law
Religious group cited as an example of conscience gradually overcoming legal enforcement in minor matters.
Conscience, right or wrong, can be a very stubborn thing, and has been known to wear out the law in minor matters, as in the case of the Quakers.