We see with what keenness and zeal the frivolous business of Freemasons is conducted, by persons knit together by the secrecy of their union.
ADAM WEISHAUPTWhen man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.
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The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment.
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And they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon.
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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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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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It is necessary to gain the common people to our order. The best means to that end is influence in the schools.
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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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The priest and the unlettered lord of his family, and Reason will be the code of laws to all mankind.
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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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I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the 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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For they will only be indulging their own desire of personal admiration.
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I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.
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The public is accustomed to it, expects little from it and therefore takes little notice of it.
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Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati.
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I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head.
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