A degree of culture, and assuredly a very high one, is attained when m…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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A degree of culture, and assuredly a very high one, is attained when man rises above superstitions and religious notions and fears, and, for instance, no longer believes in guardian angels or in original sin, and has also ceased to talk of the salvation of his soul. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2012). Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two, p.27, Courier Corporation
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