So potent was Religion in persuading to do wrong.

Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

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H. A. J. Munro's translation | So great the evils to which religion could prompt! | W. H. D. Rouse's translation | So potent was Superstition in persuading to evil deeds.

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So potent was Religion in persuading to do wrong.

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