My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe a…

George Santayana
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My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests. ✨ Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies On My Friendly Critics (1922)
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My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests. ✨ Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies On My Friendly Critics (1922)

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