Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery.The hankering of the mind is irresistible.
ADAM WEISHAUPTSalvation does not lie where strong thrones are defended by swords, where the smoke of censers ascend to heaven or where thousands of strong men pace the rich fields of harvest.
More Adam Weishaupt Quotes
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The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment.
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It will be an immense relief to their enslaved minds to be freed from any one bond of restraint
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The priest and the unlettered lord of his family, and Reason will be the code of laws to all mankind.
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If every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education, which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination.
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I did not bring Deism into Bavaria more than into Rome.
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When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.
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And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it.
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These should therefore be our chief study; we should insinuate ourselves into their good opinion
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We see with what keenness and zeal the frivolous business of Freemasons is conducted, by persons knit together by the secrecy of their union.
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Let it never appear in any place in its own name but always covered by another name and another occupation.
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We must win the common people in every corner.
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G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason.
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The revolution which is about to break will be sterile if it is not complete.
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In a state of liberty and moral equality, freed from the obstacles which subordination, rank, and riches, continually throw in our way.
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For they will only be indulging their own desire of personal admiration.
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