What Baruch Spinoza thinks about ambition
Dutch philosopher (1632 to 1677), born in Amsterdam's Portuguese-Jewish community; died in The Hague; author of the Ethics and the Theological-Political Treatise.
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1 dated position, c. 1670, in their own words. Our reading of what Baruch Spinoza has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingReligion has come to mean defending human commentaries and spreading hatred rather than charity
Their wordsAmbition and unscrupulousness have waxed so powerful, that religion is thought to consist, not so much in respecting the writings of the Holy Ghost, as in defending human commentaries, so that religion is no longer identified with charity, but with spreading discord and propagating insensate hatred disguised under the name of zeal for the Lord, and eager ardour.
↗Theologico-Political Treatise, Part 2 (1670; R. H. M. Elwes translation)gutenberg.org All 18 from this book