Rudyard Kipling Quotes

Many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem, for purely religious purposes, of course, to know more about iniquity than the unregenerate.

Rudyard Kipling

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• Many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem, for purely religious purposes, of course, to know more about iniquity than the unregenerate.

  

  Rudyard Kipling
  • Purposes
  • Iniquity
  • Religious People