If I were personally to define religion I would say that it is a bandage that man has invented to protect a soul made bloody by circumstance.
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Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason.
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| Birth: | 27th August, 1871 |
| Death: | 28th December, 1945 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Journalist, Novelist |
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