"Atheism: It seeks to replace in itself the……" — Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Atheism: It seeks to replace in itself the moral power of religion, in order to appease the spiritual thirst of parched humanity and save it; not by Christ, but by force."
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585 Quotes by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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There is no idea, no fact, which could not be vulgarized and presented in a ludicrous light.
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Only through suffering can we find ourselves.
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Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
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