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The whole fabric of our religion is based on superstitious belief in lies that have been foisted upon us for ages by those directly above us, to whose personal profit and aggrandizement it was to have us continue to believe as they wished us to believe.
The whole fabric of our religion is based on superstitious belief in lies that have been foisted upon us for ages by those directly above us, to whose personal profit and aggrandizement it was to have us continue to believe as they wished us to believe.
Approximate author period: c. 1912 AD · modern
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- Edgar Rice Burroughs
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- Approximate author period: c. 1912 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Edgar Rice Burroughs: documented activity in 1912. Wikidata Q148234, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148234 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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