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opium of the people Marx’s classic metaphor for religion. [Ger. Hist.: Critique of Hegel’s “Philosophy of Right”] See : Delusion How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As Shadia Drury of the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, puts it, "He agreed with Marx that religion was the opium of the masses. |
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