Who would imagine that I was to be the founder of a new religion.
ADAM WEISHAUPTIt was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done,
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And they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon.
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The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment.
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I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.
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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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Salvation 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.
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Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati.
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The revolution which is about to break will be sterile if it is not complete.
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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.
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It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done,
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My explanation is accurate and complete, my means are effectual, and irresistable.
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I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.
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And then all the objections urged against it by jealous tyranny and affrighted superstition will vanish.
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G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason.
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By establishing reading societies, and subscription libraries, and taking these under our direction, and supplying them through our labors
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Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery.The hankering of the mind is irresistible.
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