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There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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Men
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The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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There is a great interest in comparative religion and a desire to understand faiths other than our own and even to experiment with exotic cults. – Emily Greene Balch

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If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion. – Edmond de Goncourt

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Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition. – Alan Turing

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I prefer to think of them as the Ten Suggestions. – Author Unknown

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