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All religion, however, is nothing but the fantastic reflection in men's minds of those… — Friedrich Engels

Political literature · Philosophical literature

All religion, however, is nothing but the fantastic reflection in men's minds of those external forces which control their daily life.

In the original German

Nun ist alle Religion nichts andres als die phantastische Widerspiegelung, in den Köpfen der Menschen, derjenigen äußern Mächte, die ihr alltägliches Dasein beherrschen.

Friedrich Engels
Anti-Duhring · 1878
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Religion
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Political literaturePhilosophical literature
Time
1878
Person
Friedrich Engels
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Current citation
Engels, Frederick. "Anti-During." Karl Marx, Frederick Engels: Collected Works. Vol. 25, Int Pub Co Inc, 1987, pt. 3, ch. 5.
Original citation
Engels, Frederick. "Herrn Eugen Dührings Umwälzung der Wissenschaft [Herr Eugen Dühring's Revolution in Science]." Vorwärts, 1878.

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