Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose
ADAM WEISHAUPTWhen man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.
More Adam Weishaupt Quotes
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I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.
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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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And they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon.
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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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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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We must endeavour to win him over, or decry him.
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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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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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I did not bring Deism into Bavaria more than into Rome.
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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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My explanation is accurate and complete, my means are effectual, and irresistable.
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We must win the common people in every corner.
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There is no way of influencing men so powerfully as by means of the women.
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Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?
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None is fitter than the three lower degrees of Freemasonry
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