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Thomas Paine
Founding-era writer and author of The Age of Reason, quoted accurately in the meme discussed.
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The United States is Not a Christian Nation
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15:43
Thomas Paine, in his book, The Age of Reason, said he believed in God, but 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.
Go Fact Yourself: "Skeptics" Aren't Immune to Fake News
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31:49
Genuine 1794 quote from The Age of Reason about national religious institutions being human inventions.