Pernicious

Famous quotes containing the word pernicious:

“I believe that in this country the press exerts a greater and a more pernicious influence than the church did in its worst period.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“If he say so, may his pernicious soul
Rot half a grain a day! He lies to the heart.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“All religions have based morality on obedience, that is to say, on voluntary slavery. That is why they have always been more pernicious than any political organisation. For the latter makes use of violence, the former—of the corruption of the will.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)