Andy RooneyI just wish this social institution [religion] wasn't based on what appears to me to be a monumental hoax built on an accumulation of customs and myths directed toward proving something that isn't true.
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When Nelson Mandela said, “I just wish this social institution [religion] wasn't based on what appears to me to be a monumental hoax built on an accumulation of customs and myths directed toward proving something that isn't true,” he was speaking about the power of one belief system.
Source: Sincerely, Andy Rooney
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