The public is accustomed to it, expects little from it and therefore takes little notice of it.
ADAM WEISHAUPTThe revolution which is about to break will be sterile if it is not complete.
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Illuminate the opposition.
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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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For thus it is better secured from the oppression of the ruling powers, and because this secrecy gives a greater zest to the whole.
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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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Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati.
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The tenor of my life has been the opposite of everything that is vile, and no man can lay any such thing to my charge.
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I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.
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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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Who would imagine that I was to be the founder of a new religion.
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Of its origin, of its history, of its object, nor any explanation of its mysteries and symbols, which does not leave the mind in total uncertainty on all these points.
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The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment.
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The revolution which is about to break will be sterile if it is not complete.
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Give them hints of emancipation from the tyranny of public opinion, and of standing up for themselves;
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But I have contrived an explanation which has every advantage; is inviting to christians of every communion; gradually frees them from all religious prejudices
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This will be obtained chiefly by means of the schools, and by open, hearty behavior, show, condescension, popularity, and toleration of their prejudices, which we shall at leisure root out and dispel.
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