Under the dominion of the priests our earth became the ascetic planet; a squalid den careering through space, peopled by discontented and arrogant cr… - Georg Brandes

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Under the dominion of the priests our earth became the ascetic planet; a squalid den careering through space, peopled by discontented and arrogant creatures, who were disgusted with life, abhorred their globe as a vale of tears, and who in their envy and hatred of beauty and joy did themselves as much harm as possible.