"Religion is like a knife: you can use…" — Desmond Tutu

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دین مانند یک چاقو است: می‌توانید از آن برای بریدن نان استفاده کنید، یا می‌توانید از آن برای خنجر زدن به کسی در پشت استفاده کنید.

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