In 1487 alone, two hundred heretics had-in one of the greatest euphemisms in the history of language-"relaxed," that is, burned at the stake.

Dogs of God, Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

James Reston Jr.

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He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebearers, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.

James Reston Jr.

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