"The only religion of Albania is Albanianism."
— Atheism
January 1, 1970
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Enver Hoxha, promoting atheism, as quoted in The New York Times Book Review, Vol. 2 (1977); this is actually derived from a secularly nationalistic slogan "The true religion of Albania is Albanianism", originally intended to ease the strife of sectarian divisions while being respectful of them, which was created by the Roman Catholic Pashko Vasa, in the form: "The religion of Albania is Albanianism" — as quoted in Catholicism and Politics in Communist Societies (1990) by Sabrina P. Ramet, p. 236
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Enver Hoxha, promoting atheism, as quoted in The New York Times Book Review, Vol. 2 (1977); this is actually derived from a secularly nationalistic slogan "The true religion of Albania is Albanianism", originally intended to ease the strife of sectarian divisions while being respectful of them, which was created by the Roman Catholic Pashko Vasa, in the form: "The religion of Albania is Albanianism" — as quoted in Catholicism and Politics in Communist Societies (1990) by Sabrina P. Ramet, p. 236