"He thought that, unlike physical deseases, which sometimes can be also treated using the force, renouncing to a false religious belief cannot be imposed by using the iron hand. Even if the hands is burning incense, conscience will blame that hand, accusing the weakness of the body and maintaining the same certainty as before. The result is an empty appearance of change rather than a real conversion in opinions: then those denied their religion obtain the absolution and those sentenced to death are honored like gods".
Libanius "Funeral oration upon the Emperor Julian", 122
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