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> [A major function of fundamentalist religion is to bolster deeply insecure and fearful people. This is done by justifying a way of life with all of its defining prejudices. It thereby provides an appropriate and legitimate outlet for one's anger.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shelby-spong/a-major-function-of-fundamentalist-religion-is-to-bolster-deeply/)

[John Shelby Spong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shelby-spong/)

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> [The anger of those in authority is always weighty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seneca-the-younger/the-anger-of-those-in-authority-is-always-weighty/)

[Seneca the Younger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seneca-the-younger/)

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