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George Santayana

"My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests."

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"My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests."

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"We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members."

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"Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts."

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