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Full Idea
Those who have abandoned God cling that much more firmly to the faith in morality.
Gist of Idea
Those who have abandoned God cling that much more firmly to the faith in morality
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (The Will to Power (notebooks) [1888], §018)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'The Will to Power', ed/tr. Kaufmann,W /Hollingdate,R [Vintage 1968], p.16
A Reaction
A nice remark. The interesting implication is that theists do NOT cling so strongly to morality (perhaps because they hope for mercy, or ultimate justice).