All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.
— Thomas Paine Early Modern

Common Sense, Rights of Man

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The Age of Reason, Part I

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1794

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Controversial

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