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Respectful ceremonials and huge buildings are not in themselves hollow, empty, and hypocritical materialistic forms, although they may become so with time. They are intended to impress the observer's mind, kindle appropriate feelings, and overwhelm him into submission by the power of suggestion.

-- Notebooks Category 17: The Religious Urge > Chapter 2 : Organization, Content of Religion > # 86