--- title: "2 Organized religion Quotes By Gregory F. Fegel" description: "2 Organized religion quotes by Gregory F. Fegel. Plus more from Gregory F. Fegel and more Organized religion sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec9/gregory-f-fegel-97012_gregory-f-fegel_using-your-wealth-to-purchase-other-peop_326274.jpg" --- > [“Using your wealth to purchase other people’s loyalty is a game as old as humanity itself. Rich men use their wealth to attract women, unscrupulous employers use material incentives and disincentives to manipulate their workers, and wealthy countries like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-f-fegel/using-your-wealth-to-purchase-other-people-s-loyalty-is-a-game-as-old/) Gregory F. Fegel [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec9/gregory-f-fegel-97012_gregory-f-fegel_using-your-wealth-to-purchase-other-peop_326274.jpg) > [“There is a fundamental difference between the financial enterprise and political machinations of an organized religion versus a mass of independent unaffiliated believers, philosophers, and mystics who do not support any organized religion.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-f-fegel/there-is-a-fundamental-difference-between-the-financial-enterprise/) Gregory F. Fegel [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/gregory-f-fegel-97012_business_there-is-a-fundamental-difference-betwee_1814181.jpg) ## Other authors on Organized religion - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/organized-religion/thomas-jefferson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-rohr-78871.jpg) Richard Rohr 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/organized-religion/richard-rohr/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-dawkins-78503.jpg) Richard Dawkins 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/organized-religion/richard-dawkins/) ## More by Gregory F. Fegel > [“Using your wealth to purchase other people’s loyalty is a game as old as humanity itself. Rich men use their wealth to attract women,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-f-fegel/using-your-wealth-to-purchase-other-people-s-loyalty-is-a-game-as-old/) Gregory F. Fegel > [“There is a fundamental difference between the financial enterprise and political machinations of an organized religion versus a mass of independent unaffiliated believers, philosophers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-f-fegel/there-is-a-fundamental-difference-between-the-financial-enterprise/) Gregory F. Fegel ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/organized-religion/gregory-f-fegel/#itemlist", "name": "2 Organized religion Quotes By Gregory F. Fegel", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Using your wealth to purchase other people’s loyalty is a game as old as humanity itself. 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