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Albert Einstein

**There's a book - "American Freedom and Catholic Power" by Paul Blanshard that talks about how the Church will take over education.

On page 10, paragraph 2 of Blanshard's book it says: "One night in 1951, at the end of a crowded meeting in Princeton, a frail old gentleman with towering brow and white, bushy hair stood up in the audience and said: "I wish to express my gratitude to a man who is fighting the abuses of a powerful organization. We are grateful to him for his efforts." For that one brief comment, Albert Einstein was hounded continuously in the Catholic Press until his death. He did not waiver his view. In a reply to a letter of violent protest from a Catholic Devotee, he wrote:

"I am convinced that some political and social activities and practices of the Catholic organizations are detrimental and even dangerous for the community as a whole, here and everywhere. I mention here only the fight against birth control at a time when overpopulation in various countries has become a serious threat to the health of people and a grave obstacle to any attempt to organize peace on this planet..."

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