An anecdote is related of Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper (1621-1683), who, in speaking of religion, said, 'People differ in their discourse and profession about these matters, but men of sense are really but of one religion.' To the inquiry of 'What religion' the Earl said, 'Men of sense never tell it.'
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