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“Satanists are encouraged to indulge in the seven deadly sins, as they need hurt no one; they were only invented by the Christian Church to insure guilt on the part of its followers.”

Quote by Anton Szandor LaVey

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Anton Szandor LaVey

Anton Szandor LaVey was a renowned author, born on April 11, 1930, and passed away on October 29, 1997. He was the founder of the modern satanic movement, best known for his book 'The Satanic Bible'. more

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“A Satanist practices the motto, "If a man smite thee on one cheek, smash him on the other!" Let no wrong go unredressed.”

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“The Satanist realizes that man, and the action and reaction of the universe, is responsible for everything, and doesn't mislead himself into thinking that someone cares.”

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“We are so inculcated with guilt that we think that weakness is a sin or that it is some crime against nature to be submissive.”

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“You cannot love everyone; it is ridiculous to think you can. If you love everyone and everything you lose your natural powers of selection and wind up being a pretty poor judge of character and quality. If anything is used too freely it loses its true meaning. Therefore, the Satanist believes you should love strongly and completely those who deserve your love, but never turn the other cheek to your enemy!”

“Satanism represents a form of controlled selfishness.”

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“Many of you already read my writings indicating that TV is the new god. There is a little thing I neglected to mention up until now, television is the major mainstream infiltration for the new satanic religion.”

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