Quotation by

John Keats

I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that.

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John Keats expresses surprise that people would die for their religious beliefs, something he once found shocking. However, he now feels so deeply about love that he considers it a personal faith worth dying for, showing how powerful and sacred love is to him.

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