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We venture to make the assertion that there is but one sin: IGNORANCE, and but one salvation: APPLIED KNOWLEDGE.

— Max Heindel The Rosicrucian Mysteries (1911)

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As a forerunner in defense of peace education, antimilitarism and pacifism for conflict resolution and world peace achievement

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