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Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. – Karl Marx	added by ValidVibes 3 years ago
I read the script, I said,' This is terrible,' all the roles were the opium dope people and the prostitutes and so forth. – James Hong	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Overall (opium) is a point of concern ... for all Afghans, but the government will fight against it, we are not concerned about small groups like the Taliban or Daish, who hide themselves in mountains or caves. We will fight to the last drop of blood against those who are against our law and people. – Taj Mohammad Jahid	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It is not opium which makes me work but its absence, and in order for me to feel its absence it must from time to time be present. – Antonin Artaud	added by anonymous 10 years ago
The fanatical atheists...are like slaves who are still feeling the weight of their chains which they have thrown off after hard struggle. They are creatures who—in their grudge against the traditional 'opium of the people'—cannot bear the music of the spheres. – Albert Einstein	added by anonymous 11 years ago
A peek inside the city's many nightspots reveals a Shangri-La-di-da of tiny Shanghai socialites in even tinier outfits dancing provocatively with well-to-do Westerners. But while such sights may draw gasps from some people, the truth is that this kind of thing is nothing new for Shanghai, the Orient's original opium-den of iniquity. – Tom Carter	added by anonymous 12 years ago

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.

– Karl Marx

added by ValidVibes
3 years ago

I read the script, I said,' This is terrible,' all the roles were the opium dope people and the prostitutes and so forth.

– James Hong

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Overall (opium) is a point of concern ... for all Afghans, but the government will fight against it, we are not concerned about small groups like the Taliban or Daish, who hide themselves in mountains or caves. We will fight to the last drop of blood against those who are against our law and people.

– Taj Mohammad Jahid

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It is not opium which makes me work but its absence, and in order for me to feel its absence it must from time to time be present.

– Antonin Artaud

added by anonymous
10 years ago

The fanatical atheists...are like slaves who are still feeling the weight of their chains which they have thrown off after hard struggle. They are creatures who—in their grudge against the traditional 'opium of the people'—cannot bear the music of the spheres.

– Albert Einstein

added by anonymous
11 years ago

A peek inside the city's many nightspots reveals a Shangri-La-di-da of tiny Shanghai socialites in even tinier outfits dancing provocatively with well-to-do Westerners. But while such sights may draw gasps from some people, the truth is that this kind of thing is nothing new for Shanghai, the Orient's original opium-den of iniquity.

– Tom Carter

added by anonymous
12 years ago

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