Quote by Harvey Milk

More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, my friends, that is true perversion.

More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion th

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This quote highlights the dark history of religion, stating that throughout history, religion has been responsible for the deaths of a multitude of individuals. It points out that more lives have been taken in the name of faith than for any other cause. The quote suggests that this pattern of religious violence is a disturbing distortion or perversion of what religion is intended to stand for - peace, harmony, and spirituality.

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