Quotation by

Alfred North Whitehead

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

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Alfred North Whitehead suggests that when people act in a wild or uncivilized way, they often turn to religion as a way to justify or hide that behavior. He implies that religion can serve as a shelter for the most primitive and aggressive parts of human nature.

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