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" Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced into unbelief. "

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" Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one's dreams. In what other way can one deal with them? Unless the content of the dream rightly understood is inspired by alien spirits, it is part of my own being. "

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