Once you have made the world an end, and faith a means, you have almost won your man, and it makes very little difference what kind of worldly end he is pursuing.

C.s. Lewis
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A.E. Housman once said that “Once you have made the world an end, and faith a means, you have almost won your man.” If a man has made the world his end, then he will pursue whatever end he can find. It doesn’t matter whether or not it is right or wrong if he pursues it with his heart and soul. In the case of a man who has turned faith into a means, he will use religion as a cover to advance his ends. This is often done by many religious leaders who use God as a tool to gain power or prestige.

Source: The Screwtape Letters

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