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> [A religion true to its nature must also be concerned about man's social conditions…A ny religion that professes to be concerned with the souls of men and is not concerned with the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/a-religion-true-to-its-nature-must-also-be-concerned-about-man-s/)

[Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/)

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> [“Now, religion professes a special role in the protection and instruction of children. "Woe to him," says the Grand Inquisitor in Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, "who harms a child." The New Testament has Jesus informing us that one so guilty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/now-religion-professes-a-special-role-in-the-protection-and/)

[Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/)

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