Sentences with phrase «opiate of the masses»

Religion, the opiate of the masses.
This is why, as the infamous quote goes, «religion is the opiate of the masses
Jesus, that same savy GOP politician must also be a follower of Marx and Lennon, «religion is the opiate of the masses»... the rest of you need to look inside for strength and guidance, or you'll be lead down a fool's path!
Religion truly is the opiate of the masses.
«religion is the opiate of the masses» Who said that?
Religion is so vulnerable to the temptation to be exactly as Karl Marx described it: the opiate of the masses.
If religion is the opiate of the masses, then what is the harm of people getting a little high when they are having a tough time?
He also subscribes to the «religion is the opiate of the masses» philosophy and believes only the weak and those of limited intellectual capacity need the «crutch» of religion to explain that which they can not understand.
Marx never said God was the opiate of the masses, he specifically said religion.
Far from serving up Isaiah - like hammer blows, modern - day stand - up is all too often the opiate of the masses.
«Opiate of the masses»?
It's the opiate of the masses, remember?
Religion is the opiate of the masses and a way to control public opinion and thought.
People need to wake up and understand that religion is the «opiate of the masses».
I have even heard accounts that Emperor Constantine, being a smart man, decided to take the quote «Religion is the opiate of the masses» -LRB-- Karl Marx) to its full meaning by personally writing this fallacy in order to ensure political control (since he practically had power over churches; he was funding them).
My initial assessment is that the average government employee up here agrees with Karl Marx, who said that «religion is the opiate of the masses
As shown in what you just quoted, Stalin, following Lenin's policies, targeted religious people because it was the opiate of the masses and took away from his authority.
As someone said: «Religion is the opiate of the masses».
«Opiate of the Masses» was the expression.
religion is the opiate of the masses...)... talk about hypocritical (for the election of course).
Last century Marx criticised religion as being the opiate of the masses because it suppressed radical challenge to the system.
Karl Marx was exactly correct when he sated, «Religion is the opiate of the masses
The communist had it all wrong when it comes to economics, but Marx was correct when he said «Religion is the opiate of the masses» We would all be better off just filling the churches with opiates and let them dream that way.
There are those that believe that God does not exist, that religion is the opiate of the masses, etc..
Religion is the opiate of the masses.
Religion IS the Opiate of the masses.
If pie is the opiate of the masses, pass me the syringe.
Opiate of the Masses I am interested in meeting others who are passionate about discussing religious philosophy and the reasons why people abide to antiquated religious constructs...
The omnipotent church hierarchy, led by Christopher Plummer, has become a literal «opiate of the masses,» as Marx once put it.
Religion is the opiate of the masses, war a form of population control, and reading and education is the key to salvation.
However, when this one was published, it was at a time when a new upstart genre was burgeoning, and that genre was pooh - poohed as being yet another opiate of the masses.
Technically, communism outlawed religion (opiate of the masses, and all that), but Ceaușescu happened to love religious music, particularly religious choral music.
Writing for The Guardian, Millennial - defender Brigid Delaney describes brunch as «the opiate of the masses,» consolation for a generation that views real estate as an impossible dream.
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