Matthew Arnold Quotes
Miracles are doomed; they will drop out like fairies and witchcraft, from among the matter which serious people believe.
Matthew Arnold, 1882-1888, English Poet and Critic, Literature and Dogma
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Even learned men with some science background believed in witches.
In the ensuing few years hundreds of “witches” were burned at the stake and suffered death in other horrible ways.
Allen observed that atheists and irreligious people rarely believe in witchcraft. Even in free America, Allen had a very difficult time getting this work printed because it was so controversial culturally.
Matthew Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the celebrated headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues. He was also an inspector of schools for thirty-five years, and supported the concept of state-regulated secondary education.
