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Quotation from Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw

“Heresy begins with people who are to all appearance better than their neighbors.”

George Bernard Shaw (spoken by The Inquisitor)

Saint Joan, Scene VI (Project Gutenberg #76323 (Brentano's, 1926))

Portrait of George Bernard Shaw

The Inquisitor explains to Brother Martin why the Church cannot treat Joan's piety as harmless.

Citation: "Heresy begins with people who are to all appearance better than their neighbors." — George Bernard Shaw, Saint Joan, Scene VI (Project Gutenberg #76323 (Brentano's, 1926)). (id shaw-saint-joan-q5)

Portrait: George Bernard Shaw, Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain.

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