It is only the Freethinker who is told to respect the feelings of people from whom he differs.

And to respect them how?
Not when he enters their places of worship, not when he stands side by side with them in the business and pleasures of life, but when he reads what is written for Freethinkers without knowing that a pair of Christian eyes will ever scan the page." It may be asked why I adopted a course so little likely to conciliate my judges.

My reply is that I did not try to conciliate them.

Feeling convinced that their verdict was already settled, and that my fate was sealed, I cast all such considerations aside, and deliberately made a speech for my own party.

I was resolved that my loss should be the gain of Freethought.