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That the corruption of the best thing produces the worst, is grown into a maxim, and is commonly proved, among other instances, by the pernicious effects of superstition and enthusiasm, the corruptions of true religion.

David Hume

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David Hume

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

May 7th, 1711 - August 25th, 1776

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