![[God] will not be used as a convenience. Men or nations who think they can revive the Faith in order to make a good society might just as well think they can use the stairs of heaven as a shortcut to the nearest chemist's shop.](/assets/img/quote-photos/god-will-not-be-used-as-a-convenience-men-or-nations-who-think-they-can-revive.jpg)
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