Letter to His Parents after His Conversion
Michael Joseph Edler von Arnstein
1783
Certainly, dearest parents, I know what is commonly the result of the influence of education and of misunderstood religion, but is it possible that you could hate your son because he harbors other principles of faith than yours? In these times of enlightenment, under the government of our most gracious monarch, who exhibits his tolerance and…
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