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The beautifully carved figure which was to have acted as a symbol to men of their higher possibilities and as a reminder of their duty to realize them, becomes over-worshipped, its correct use forgotten and true place misconceived. In this manner materialism penetrates religion, as it does in several other ways.

-- Notebooks Category 17: The Religious Urge > Chapter 3 : Religion As Preparatory > # 94