She was not so naive as to think there was any necessary relation between religion and morality, or that if there was a relation it was likely to be a benevolent one. (Ursula K. Le Guin)

She was not so naive as to think there was any necessary relation between religion and morality, or that if there was a relation it was likely to be a benevolent one.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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