"See, in this world, there are things that are useful and things that are useless; now we can't be wasting time over the useless things."

Adam Weishaupt (1748 - 1830)
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About Adam Weishaupt

Adam Weishaupt (1748-1830) was a German philosopher and founder of the secret society known as the Illuminati. Born in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Weishaupt was a professor of law and gained a keen interest in Enlightenment philosophy. In 1776, he established the Order of the Illuminati, aiming to promote Enlightenment ideals of reason, secularism, and progressive social reform. The society's clandestine nature and alleged anti-monarchical objectives led to its suppression by the Bavarian government in the late 1780s.

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