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Adam Weishaupt Quotes

The hankering of the mind is irresistible Picture Quote #1

The most wonderful thing of all is that the distinguished Lutheran and Calvinist theologians who belong to our order really believe that they see in it (Illuminati) the true and genuine sense of Christian Religion. Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe? Picture Quote #1

But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would have suited my talents Picture Quote #1

But alas, they are all sadly deficient, because they leave us under the domination of political and religious prejudices; and they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon Picture Quote #1

Nothing would be more profitable to us than a right history of mankind Picture Quote #1

Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe? Picture Quote #1

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The first task of the association must therefore be to form the young members Picture Quote #1

Who would imagine that I was to be the founder of a new religion Picture Quote #1

My general plan is good, though in the detail there may be faults Picture Quote #1

If a writer publishes any thing that attracts notice, and is in itself just, but does not accord with our plan, we must endeavour to win him over, or decry him Picture Quote #1

It is necessary to gain the common people to our order. The best means to that end is influence in the schools Picture Quote #1

The tenor of my life has been the opposite of everything that is vile, and no man can lay any such thing to my charge Picture Quote #1

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Salvation does not lie where strong thrones are defended by swords, where the smoke of censers ascend to heaven or where thousands of strong men pace the rich fields of harvest. The revolution which is about to break will be sterile if it is not complete Picture Quote #1

And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it Picture Quote #1

We must win the common people in every corner. This will be obtained chiefly by means of the schools, and by open, hearty behavior, show, condescension, popularity, and toleration of their prejudices, which we shall at leisure root out and dispel Picture Quote #1

There is no way of influencing men so powerfully as by means of the women. These should therefore be our chief study; we should insinuate ourselves into their good opinion, give them hints of emancipation from the tyranny of public opinion, and of standing up for themselves; it will be an immense relief to their enslaved minds to be freed from any one bond of restraint, and it will fire them the more, and cause them to work for us with zeal, without knowing that they do so; for they will only be indulging their own desire of personal admiration Picture Quote #1

By establishing reading societies, and subscription libraries, and taking these under our direction, and supplying them through our labors, we may turn the public mind which way we will Picture Quote #1

This is the great object held out by this association; and the means of attaining it is illumination, enlightening the understanding by the sun of reason which will dispell the clouds of superstition and of prejudice Picture Quote #1

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Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery Picture Quote #1

Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose, and then all the objections urged against it by jealous tyranny and affrighted superstition will vanish Picture Quote #1

In another situation, and in an active station in life, I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head Picture Quote #1

When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished Picture Quote #1

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The hankering of the mind is irresistible (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) The most wonderful thing of all is that the distinguished Lutheran and Calvinist theologians who belong to our order really believe that they see in it (Illuminati) the true and genuine sense of Christian Religion. Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe? (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would have suited my talents (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) But alas, they are all sadly deficient, because they leave us under the domination of political and religious prejudices; and they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) Nothing would be more profitable to us than a right history of mankind (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe? (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) The first task of the association must therefore be to form the young members (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) Who would imagine that I was to be the founder of a new religion (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) My general plan is good, though in the detail there may be faults (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) If a writer publishes any thing that attracts notice, and is in itself just, but does not accord with our plan, we must endeavour to win him over, or decry him (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) It is necessary to gain the common people to our order. The best means to that end is influence in the schools (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) The tenor of my life has been the opposite of everything that is vile, and no man can lay any such thing to my charge (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) Salvation does not lie where strong thrones are defended by swords, where the smoke of censers ascend to heaven or where thousands of strong men pace the rich fields of harvest. The revolution which is about to break will be sterile if it is not complete (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) We must win the common people in every corner. This will be obtained chiefly by means of the schools, and by open, hearty behavior, show, condescension, popularity, and toleration of their prejudices, which we shall at leisure root out and dispel (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) There is no way of influencing men so powerfully as by means of the women. These should therefore be our chief study; we should insinuate ourselves into their good opinion, give them hints of emancipation from the tyranny of public opinion, and of standing up for themselves; it will be an immense relief to their enslaved minds to be freed from any one bond of restraint, and it will fire them the more, and cause them to work for us with zeal, without knowing that they do so; for they will only be indulging their own desire of personal admiration (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) By establishing reading societies, and subscription libraries, and taking these under our direction, and supplying them through our labors, we may turn the public mind which way we will (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) This is the great object held out by this association; and the means of attaining it is illumination, enlightening the understanding by the sun of reason which will dispell the clouds of superstition and of prejudice (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose, and then all the objections urged against it by jealous tyranny and affrighted superstition will vanish (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) In another situation, and in an active station in life, I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head (Adam Weishaupt Quotes) When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished (Adam Weishaupt Quotes)