Theology is to-day recognised to be the instrument of myth,… - Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

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Theology is to-day recognised to be the instrument of myth, philosophy to be the instrument of science.

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

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, sometimes anglicised to Thomas Masaryk (7 March 1850 – 14 September 1937), was a Czechoslovak politician, statesman, sociologist and philosopher, the first president of .

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Alternative Names: Tomáš Jan Masaryk • Tomáš Masaryk • Tomás Garrigue Masaryk • Tomas Garrigue Masaryk • T. G. Masaryk • Thomas Masaryk • TGM • Masaryk, Tomáš Garrigue

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Theology is to-day recognised to be the instrument of myth, philosophy to be the instrument of science. - Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

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