Don't get me wrong, I'm an Apostate, and have never lived in the circles as I should have. But for that I was always forced to live in secret or be hunted, and Meredith was the type of leader that would have killed due to that. I have met at least one good Templar, and he's a good man that joined our side and helped save my brother's life.
And there are mages that have done their fair share of harm, yes. But we don't deserve the treatment we receive at the hands of the Templars.
But forgive me, I don't mean to interject on Cassandra's post. She's a good woman.