Religious morality shows the original stigmata of authoritarianism precisely because it pretends to be the revelation of divine authority. (Benito Mussolini)

Religious morality shows the original stigmata of authoritarianism precisely because it pretends to be the revelation of divine authority.

Benito Mussolini

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