L. Ron Hubbard quotes - page 2

L. Ron Hubbard was an American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology. Known first for his prolific science fiction and fantasy writing, he later developed Dianetics, a set of beliefs and practices related to mental health. He became a highly controversial figure, with a lasting impact on religion and popular culture. Here are 112 of his quotes:

Of all the ills of man which can be successfully processed by Scientology, arthritis ranks near the top. In skilled hands, this ailment, though misunderstood and dreaded in the past, already has begun to become history. Twenty-five hours of Scientology by an auditor who fairly understands how to process arthritis can be said to produce an invariable alleviation of the condition. Some cases, even severe ones, have responded in as little as two hours of processing, according to reports from auditors in the field.

L. Ron Hubbard

Benzedrine often helps a case run.

L. Ron Hubbard

When we need somebody haunted we investigate ... When we investigate we do so noisily always.

L. Ron Hubbard

The sudden and abrupt deletion of all individuals occupying the lower bands of the Tone Scale from the social order would result in an almost instant rise in the cultural tone and would interrupt the dwindling spiral into which any society may have entered.

L. Ron Hubbard

Certainty, not data, is knowledge.

L. Ron Hubbard

When you move off a point of power, pay all your obligations on the nail, empower all your friends completely and move off with your pockets full of artillery, potential blackmail on every erstwhile rival, unlimited funds in your private account and the addresses of experienced assassins and go live in Bulgravia and bribe the police.

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A truly Suppressive Person or group has no rights of any kind and actions taken against them are not punishable.

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So we listen. We add up associations of people with people. When a push against Scientology starts somewhere, we go over the people involved and weed them out. Push vanishes.

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On the day when we can fully trust each other, there will be peace on Earth.

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A Venezuelan dictator once decided to stop leprosy. He saw that most lepers in his country were also beggars. By the simple expedient of collecting and destroying all the beggars in Venezuela an end was put to leprosy in that country.

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Dianetics is not in any way covered by legislation anywhere, for no law can prevent one man sitting down and telling another man his troubles, and if anyone wants a monopoly on dianetics, be assured that he wants it for reasons which have to do not with dianetics but with profit.

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Scientology is the only specific (cure) for radiation (atomic bomb) burns.

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A political system seeking to function amongst ignorant, illiterate and barbaric people could have marvelous principles but could only succeed in being ignorant, illiterate and barbaric unless one addressed the people one by one and cured the ignorance, illiteracy and barbarism of each citizen.

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You are only three or four hours from taking your glasses off for keeps.

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I'm drinking lots of rum and popping pinks and greys.

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The alleviation of the condition of insanity has also been accomplished now...

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Scientology is used to increase spiritual freedom, intelligence, ability and to produce immortality.

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Scientology ... is not a religion.

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There's only one remedy for crime - get rid of the psychs! They are causing it!

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We're not playing some minor game in Scientology. It isn't cute or something to do for lack of something better. The whole agonized future of this planet, every Man, Woman and Child on it, and your own destiny for the next endless trillions of years depend on what you do here and now with and in Scientology.

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People attack Scientology, I never forget it, always even the score. People attack auditors, or staff, or organizations, or me. I never forget until the slate is clear.

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Arthritis vanishes, myopia gets better, heart illness decreases, asthma disappears, stomachs function properly and the whole catalog of illnesses goes away and stays away.

L. Ron Hubbard