Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose
ADAM WEISHAUPTGive them hints of emancipation from the tyranny of public opinion, and of standing up for themselves;
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And it will fire them the more, and cause them to work for us with zeal, without knowing that they do so.
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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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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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Let it never appear in any place in its own name but always covered by another name and another occupation.
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And then all the objections urged against it by jealous tyranny and affrighted superstition will vanish.
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But alas, they are all sadly deficient, because they leave us under the domination of political and religious prejudices
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I did not bring Deism into Bavaria more than into Rome.
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G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason.
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Every man is entitled therefore, to give any explanation of the symbols and a system of the doctrine that he can render palatable.
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There is no way of influencing men so powerfully as by means of the women.
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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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Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati.
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For the Order wishes to be secret and to work in silence
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