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Quote by George Santayana
Wealth, religion, military victory have more rhetorical than effic

Wealth, religion, military victory have more rhetorical than efficacious worth. – George Santayana

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Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions. – George Santayana

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That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject. – George Santayana

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You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion. – John Ruskin

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Even if it were proven that God didnt exist, Religion would still be Saintly and Divine. – Charles Baudelaire

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