“Calvin:"It says here that 'religion is the opiate of the masses.'… what do you suppose that means?"
Television: "… it means that Karl Marx hadn't seen anything yet”

—  Bill Watterson

Source: Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995: An Exhibition Catalogue

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