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 WEISHAUPTWhen man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.
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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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The priest and the unlettered lord of his family, and Reason will be the code of laws to all mankind.
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Our secret association works in a way that nothing can withstand, and man shall soon be free and happy.
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And they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon.
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G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason.
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I found it here, in great vigour, more abounding than in any of the neighboring Protestant States.
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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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Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati.
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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.
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My explanation is accurate and complete, my means are effectual, and irresistable.
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Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?
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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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Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose
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In another situation, and in an active station in life,
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