• Art35ian@lemmy.world
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    ” Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.”

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        Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful

        Lucius Annaeus Seneca. All it took was copying the line into Google. I’m surprised how often people forget that they can do this.