Quotes by Adam Weishaupt (code named Spartacus) – Founder The Order of the Illuminati on May 1, 1776. Weishaupt was initiated into the Masonic Lodge “Theodor zum guten Rath”, at Munich in 1777.
“In secrecy our strength principally lies. On this account we should always conceal ourselves under the name of some other association. The inferior lodges of Free Masonry are the most convenient cloaks for our grand object, because the world is already familiarized with the idea that nothing of importance, or worthy of attention can spring from Masonry.”
“The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment; let it never appear in any place in its own name, but always concealed by another name, and another occupation. None is fitter than the lower degrees of Freemasonry; the public is accustomed to it, expects little from it, and therefore takes little notice of it. Next to this, the form of a learned or literary society is best suited to our purpose, and had Freemasonry not existed, this cover would have been employed; and it may be much more than a cover, it may be a powerful engine in our hands. … A Literary Society is the most proper form for the introduction of our Order into any state where we are yet strangers.”
“No man can give any account of the Order of Freemasonry, of its origin, of its history, of its objects, nor any explanation of its mysteries and symbols, which does not leave the mind in total uncertainty on all these points.”
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Quotes by Adam Weishaupt (code named Spartacus) – Founder The Order of the Illuminati on May 1, 1776. Weishaupt was initiated into the Masonic Lodge “Theodor zum guten Rath”, at Munich in 1777.
