Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and bru…

Thomas Paine
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Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel. ✨ Thomas Paine (1934). The Works of Thomas Paine: His Epoch-making Writings in Religion, Government, Human Rights and International Relations, New York : .H. Wise
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