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I knew then that the Christian church thrives on hypocrisy, and that man's carnal nature will out...

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Yeah, well, I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid, hopefully. And I think we're all a bit crazy if we do anything that's deviant. I've studied a great deal on deviance and aberrant behavior. Most of the interesting people I've ever met have been deviant in one form or another.
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Be as a lion in the path. Be dangerous even in defeat.
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Satanism represents a form of controlled selfishness.
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Satanism represents kindness to those who deserve it instead of love wasted on ingrates!
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Magic is never totally scientifically explainable, but science has always been, at one time or another, considered magic.
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ALL religions of a spiritual nature are inventions of man. He has created an entire system of gods with nothing more than his carnal brain. Just because he has an ego, and cannot accept it, he has to externalize it into some great spiritual device which he calls God.
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Why should I not hate mine enemies―if I love them does that not place me at their mercy?
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One of the keys to success is an unflinching belief that there are no rules. Anyone who's ever succeeded has gone on that premise not buying established procedures, business or otherwise. The naysayers are inevitably left behind amid shouts of 'it cannot be done' and should not be done'.
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You cannot love everyone it is ridiculous to think you can.
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There is nothing inherently sacred about moral codes. Like the wooden idols of long ago, they are the work of human hands, and what man has made, man can destroy!
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Religions are easy to invent. Most traditional religions have little or nothing to do with reality, are dependent on obfuscation, interpretation, guilt, and unreasoning faith.
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In this arid wilderness of steel and stone I raise up my voice that you may hear. To the East and to the West I beckon. To the North and to the South I show a sign proclaiming: Death to the weakling, wealth to the strong!
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Life is the great indulgence - death the great abstinence. Therefore, make the most of life here and now!
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I visualize the day that tridents and pentagrams are thrust into the sky from church roofs instead of crosses.
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The TV set, or Satanic family altar, has grown more elaborate since the early 50s, from the tiny, fuzzy screen to huge ‘entertainment centers’ covering entire walls with several TV monitors. What started as an innocent respite from everyday life has become in itself a replacement for real life for millions, a major religion of the masses.
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A friend of mine who was a founding father of the Church of Satan, who later I compared notes with, said when he was a kid, he too managed to get into Sallys Nude Ranch, and in the corral he saw his Sunday school teacher!!! That was a real epiphany for him. From that moment on he was a Satanist.
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I feel that what is probably the greatest enemy of longevity is popularity, and most people die of popularity.
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If a person wants to be hurt and enjoys suffering, then there is no reason not to indulge him in his wont.
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It has been said the truth will make men free. The truth alone has never set anyone free. It is only DOUBT which will bring mental emancipation.
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I request reason for your golden rule and ask the why and wherefore of your ten commandments.
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