"Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing the line somewhere."

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Source: The World of Religion According to Huston Smith. Interview with Marilyn Berlin Snell, www.motherjones.com. November/December 1997.

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Huston Smith

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Huston Smith was a renowned scholar of religion, celebrated for his influential work 'The World's Religions' that explores the essence of diverse spiritual traditions.

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