All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Tu…

Thomas Paine
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All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. ✨ Thomas Paine (1821). The Theological Works of Thomas Paine, p.2
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