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==== Gotthold Ephraim Lessing === | ==== Gotthold Ephraim Lessing === | ||
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** | * German writer and critic | ||
** influenced German literature | |||
** promoted religious tolerance and freedom | |||
* works: | * works: | ||
**''Nathan the Wise'', a play on religious tolerance | **''Nathan the Wise'', a play on religious tolerance | ||
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***** therefore, if each acts in such a way as God will be pleased, it would show that each ring has the magical power | ***** therefore, if each acts in such a way as God will be pleased, it would show that each ring has the magical power | ||
***** i.e., God doesn't judge by one's religion but by one's actions | ***** i.e., God doesn't judge by one's religion but by one's actions | ||
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=== Isaac Newton === | === Isaac Newton === | ||