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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".

— Anton LaVey The Satanic Bible (1969)

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I stand forth to challenge the wisdom of the world; to interrogate the "laws" of man and of "God"!

The Satanic Bible (1969)

Hate your enemy with a whole heart, and if a man smite you on one cheek, SMASH him on the other!

The Satanic Bible (1969)

I break away from all conventions that do not lead to my earthly success and happiness.
I raise up in stern invasion the standard of the strong!

The Satanic Bible (1969)

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!

The Satanic Bible (1969)

Man prides himself on being the only animal who can modify his nature, yet when he chooses to do so he is called a phony.

The Devil's Notebook (1992)

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