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It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done,

Adam Weishaupt

I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Come Founding Head Keenly never Occupied Order
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.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Giving Happiness Human Illumination Inspirational Mean Reason
The most wonderful thing of all is that the distinguished Lutheran and Calvinist theologians who belong to our order really believe that they see in it (Illuminati) the true and genuine sense of Christian Religion.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Believe Belong Christian Distinguish Man Theologian Thing Wonderful
This is the great object held out by this association; and the means of attaining it is illumination, enlightening the understanding by the sun of reason which will dispell the clouds of superstition and of prejudice.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Association Attaining Cloud Illumination Mean Object
For thus it is better secured from the oppression of the ruling powers, and because this secrecy gives a greater zest to the whole.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Better Greater Oppression Power Ruling Secrecy Secured Whole Zest
None is fitter than the three lower degrees of Freemasonry
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Degree Filter Lower None Three
Let it never appear in any place in its own name but always covered by another name and another occupation.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Always Another Appear Covered Name Occupation Place
And it will fire them the more, and cause them to work for us with zeal, without knowing that they do so.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Cause Fire Knowing More Work Zeal
Illuminate the opposition.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Illuminate Opposition
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.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Anand Thakur
Who would imagine that I was to be the founder of a new religion.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Founder Imagine New Religion
Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Circumstance Constitution Jealous Noble Purpose
I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Founder Illuminati Known Proud World
The priest and the unlettered lord of his family, and Reason will be the code of laws to all mankind.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Anand Thakur
We must endeavour to win him over, or decry him.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Decry Endeavor Him Over Win
We see with what keenness and zeal the frivolous business of Freemasons is conducted, by persons knit together by the secrecy of their union.
ADAM WEISHAUPT

Business Conducted Freemason Frivolous Keenness Knit Person Secrecy Together Union Unions Zeal

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