Gore Vidal Quote on Religion and Power

„Religions are manipulated in order to serve those who govern society and not the other way around.“

Gore VidalQuote by Gore Vidal on the manipulation of religions to maintain power in society.
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Gore Vidal was an American writer, screenwriter, and intellectual known for his sharp style and political essays.

The quote criticizes the political manipulation of religions to maintain power.


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Gore Vidal quote about religion being used to serve those in power

Gore Vidal (1925–2012) was a versatile American writer and intellectual who produced novels, essays, screenplays, and plays. He was known for his critical stance on American politics and society as well as his engagement in social and political debates.

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"The religious belief in authority aims at the enslavement of the mind. It teaches people that it is moral and good to hand over their time, energy, property, freedom, and self-determination to a ruling class. The enslavement of the mind makes the enslavement of the body unnecessary. In truth, the belief in "government" is a religion, made up of a set of dogmatic teachings, irrational doctrines which fly in the face of both evidence and logic, and which are methodically memorized and repeated by the faithful. Like other religions, the gospel of "government" describes a superhuman, supernatural entity, above mere mortals, which issues commandments to the peasantry, for whom unquestioning obedience is a moral imperative." Larken Rose
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"Truth was never the highest priority of human society. It was the highest priority of some individuals, but never of society as a whole — because society as a whole does not function on the basis of truth. If you take two of the most powerful institutions of humankind — science and the scientific community, and religion and churches — neither of them has truth as their chief value. For individuals, yes. But as institutions, no. The chief value of science is power. The chief value of religion is order — organization. Religion is all about maintaining order in society, and science is mainly about gaining power." Yuval Noah Harari
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