"Remain true to the earth, my brethren, with the power of your virtue! Let your bestowing love and your knowledge be devoted to be the meaning of the e...

Christianity gave Eros poison to drink; he did not die of it, certainly, but degenerated to Vice.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche ~












Christianity gave Eros poison to drink; he did not die of it, certainly, but degenerated to Vice.

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"In truth,there was only one christian and he died on the cross.
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