In 1487 alone, two hundred heretics had-in one of the greatest euphemisms in the history of language-"relaxed," that is, burned at the stake. Dogs of God, Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors - James Reston Jr.
He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebearers, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them. - James Reston Jr.