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My general plan is good, though in the detail there may be faults.

My general plan is good, though in the detail there may be faults.


Adam Weishaupt  Adam Weishaupt
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Johann Adam Weishaupt ([ˈjoːhan ˈaːdam ˈvaɪ̯s.haʊ̯pt], 6 February 1748 – 18 November 1830)[1][2][3][4] was a German philosopher, professor, and founder of the Order of the Illuminati, a secret society.

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Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose, and then all the objections urged against it by jealous tyranny and affrighted superstition will vanish.

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It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education, which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination.

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In another situation, and in an active station in life, I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head.

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But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would have suited my talents.

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I did not bring Deism into Bavaria.

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When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.

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Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?

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I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.

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