"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful."
— Atheism

January 1, 1970

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Attributed to Seneca, as quoted in What Great Men Think About Religion (1945) by Ira D. Cardiff, p. 342. No original source for this has been found in the works of Seneca, or published translations (see: Talk:Seneca the Younger).