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> [ “This society \[Jesuits\] has been a greater calamity to mankind than the French Revolution, or Napoleon 's despotism or ideology. It has obstructed the progress of reformation and the improvement of the human mind in society much longer and more… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/this-society-jesuits-has-been-a-greater-calamity-to-mankind-than-the/)

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