Who said “Scratch the Christian and you find the pagan -- spoiled.”?

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Israel Zangwill. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceChildren of the Ghetto (1892), bk. 2, ch. 6.

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Zangwill, I. (n.d.). Scratch the Christian and you find the pagan -- spoiled. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10066-scratch-the-christian-and-you-find-the-pagan/

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Zangwill, Israel. “Scratch the Christian and you find the pagan -- spoiled.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10066-scratch-the-christian-and-you-find-the-pagan/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Zangwill, Israel. “Scratch the Christian and you find the pagan -- spoiled.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10066-scratch-the-christian-and-you-find-the-pagan/.