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> [It is exceedingly deleterious to withdraw the sanction of religion from amusement. If we feel that it is all injurious we should strip the earth of its flowers and blot out its pleasant sunshine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-hubbel-chapin/it-is-exceedingly-deleterious-to-withdraw-the-sanction-of-religion/)

[Edwin Hubbel Chapin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-hubbel-chapin/)

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> [It's a curious thing in American life that the most abject nonsense will be excused if the utterer can claim the sanction of religion. A country which forbids an established church by law is prey to any denomination. The best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/it-s-a-curious-thing-in-american-life-that-the-most-abject-nonsense/)

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

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