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The great masses of people do not consist of philosophers precisely for the masses, faith is often the sole foundation of a moral attitude. ... For the political man, the value of a religion must be estimated less by its deficiencies than by the virtue of a visibly better substitute.

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Adolf Hitler
Age: 56 †
Born: 1889
Born: January 1
Died: 1945
Died: April 30
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