Friedrich NietzscheAs soon as a religion comes to dominate it has as its opponents all those who would have been its first disciples.
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When we look at religion and see all those who fight against it and how much they disagree with it, we could say that this religion is an enemy of the people. This means that to win a war against religion, you need to win over those who started the movement in the first place.
Source: Human, All Too Human
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