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• A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
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• Every fundamentalist movement I've studied in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is convinced at some gut, visceral level that secular liberal society wants… — Karen Armstrong
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• Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
• To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
• Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi

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