I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to manki…

H. L. Mencken
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I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind - that its modest and greatly overestimated services on the ethical side have been more than overcome by the damage it has done to clear and honest thinking. ✨ What I Believe. The Forum, 84, (p. 139), September 1930.
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I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind - that its modest and greatly overestimated services on the ethical side have been more than overcome by the damage it has done to clear and honest thinking. ✨ What I Believe. The Forum, 84, (p. 139), September 1930.

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