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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The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment.
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We may turn the public mind which way we will.
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Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose
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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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Who would imagine that I was to be the founder of a new religion.
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For the Order wishes to be secret and to work in silence
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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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Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery.
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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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By establishing reading societies, and subscription libraries, and taking these under our direction, and supplying them through our labors
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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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We must endeavour to win him over, or decry him.
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My general plan is good, though in the detail there may be faults.
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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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