Weariness from religious wars fostered the growth of religious toleration and liberalism.

Evidence

Gradually weariness resulting from the wars of religion led to the growth of belief in religious toleration, which was one of the sources of the movement which developed into eighteenth-and nineteenth-century liberalism. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1935

Categorization

• XREF: XREF connects to the intellectual history of liberalism and the unintended political consequences of religious conflict. — connects to: Disgust with theological warfare turned able men toward secular learning and science. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1937; Wars increase human cruelty, altering perceptions of normal behavior. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 338; Liberal tolerance disguises cultural privilege and collapses into assimilation demands when tested. (+2 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1935

Library Connections

• Wars increase human cruelty, altering perceptions of normal behavior. #complicates (0.55) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 338

Broader Connections

• Liberal tolerance disguises cultural privilege and collapses into assimilation demands when tested. #complicates (0.55)