Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Adam Weishaupt

Quote by Adam Weishaupt

Work

Evangelical Protestants: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Adam Weishaupt
Adam Weishaupt

Adam Weishaupt (February 6, 1748 - November 18, 1830) was a German philosopher, mystic, and political theorist, considered one of the founders of modern Freemasonry and secret societies. He was an advocate of rationalism and Enlightenment thought, and made significant contributions to political theory. more

You May Also Like

“The Gnostic message is about waking people up and making them see the truth of this world. Sin for Salvation, where a person consciously and deliberately flouts the conventions and rules of this godforsaken earth, is a primary means of liberation, of experiencing a visceral release from the controllers of this false world, this Devilish matrix of perdition. The controllers define “sin”, not God. Never believe their definitions. They are designed for their benefit, not yours.”

“Meanwhile Appu-Kili had caught a dragonfly and with nimble fingers slipped a lasso round its tail. Abida looked at the dragonfly, into its eyes of a thousand crystals. The eyes shone dully with the chronicles of the dead. If dragonflies were memories of the dead, as they believed in Khasak, whose then was this memory? Perhaps it was her mother’s pining images of sin and regret and drowning. The crystal eyes fell on her.”