I . . . am obliged of course to believe the sanctity of the… - William Jones

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I . . . am obliged of course to believe the sanctity of the venerable books [of Genesis].

William Jones

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Sir William Jones (September 28, 1746 – April 27, 1794) was an English philologist and student of ancient India, particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among Indo-European languages. He was also the founder of the Asiatic Society.

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Native Name: Sir William Jones

Alternative Names: Orientalist Jones

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My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in whatever hands it is placed.

I am no Hindu, but I hold the doctrine of the Hindus concerning a future state to be incomparably more rational, more pious, and more likely to deter men from vice, than the horrid opinions, inculcated on punishments without end.

Than all Bocara's vaunted gold,
Than all the gems of Samarcand.

I . . . am obliged of course to believe the sanctity of the venerable books [of Genesis]. - William Jones

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