The instinct of self-preservation and the urge to self-destruction are equally strong in man! The Devil has as equal a sway over humanity as God until a time still unknown to us. You laugh! You don’t believe in the Devil? Refusal to believe in the Devil is a French idea, a frivolous one. Have you any idea who the Devil is? Do you know what his name is? And without even knowing his name, you laugh at his image like Voltaire did, at his hooves, his tail and his horns, which are of your own invention. For the Prince of Darkness is a mighty awesome spirit, devoid of horns and hooves which you
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