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Alfred Loisy

"It seems obvious to me that the notion of God has never been anything but a kind of ideal projection, a reflection upward of the human personality, and that theology never has been and never can be anything but a more and more purified mythology."

Alfred Loisy, French Clergyman
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"It seems obvious to me that the notion of God has never been anything but a kind of ideal projection, a reflection upward of the human personality, and that theology never has been and never can be anything but a more and more purified mythology."

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"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it."

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"The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God."

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"This foundational principle - that human beings derive their rights from God, rather than from the State, or any other source - is what made America different."

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George Blanda, American Athlete
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