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He founded the Church of Satan, an institution that gave organizational form to a set of ideas and practices he would go on to codify in writing. His most significant publication, The Satanic Bible, provided a doctrinal and philosophical framework for what became known as LaVeyan Satanism, a system of thought and practice of which he was the acknowledged founder. Through both the Church of Satan and his written work, LaVey positioned himself as a figure operating at the intersection of religious organization, philosophy, and occultism in postwar American culture.\n\nLaVey spent his final years in San Francisco, where he died on October 29, 1997. His authorship of The Satanic Bible has been the primary basis on which libraries and scholarly catalogues have classified and preserved his work; the Library of Congress Name Authority File records him under the authorized label \"LaVey, Anton Szandor, 1930-1997,\" reflecting the degree to which his written output warranted formal institutional recognition. His works remain catalogued through the Open Library and the Virtual International Authority File, attesting to the continued documentary presence of his writings within library and archival systems.","The mid-twentieth century in the United States saw a range of countercultural and philosophical movements challenge established religious and social norms. 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But once its become a liability, then something is wrong and you better find out what it is.",4,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[69],{"id":70,"tag":71},4866373,{"id":72,"tag_name":73},3338,"what-you-want",{"id":75,"quote_text":76,"author_id":5,"source_id":64,"has_image":65,"author":77,"source":78,"quote_tag":79,"commentary":50},1876976,"When a Satanist commits a wrong, he realizes that is it natural to make a mistake―and if he is truly sorry about what he has done, he will learn from it and take care not to do the same thing again. If he is not honestly sorry about what he has done, and knows he will do the same thing over and over, he has no business confessing and asking forgiveness in the first place.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[80],{"id":81,"tag":82},4866372,{"id":57,"tag_name":58},{"id":84,"quote_text":85,"author_id":5,"source_id":64,"has_image":65,"author":86,"source":87,"quote_tag":88,"commentary":50},1876975,"It’s too bad that stupidity isn’t painful.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[89],{"id":90,"tag":91},4866371,{"id":92,"tag_name":93},458,"silly",{"id":95,"quote_text":96,"author_id":5,"source_id":64,"has_image":65,"author":97,"source":98,"quote_tag":99,"commentary":50},1876974,"The real satanist is not quite so easily recognized as such",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[100],{"id":101,"tag":102},4866370,{"id":57,"tag_name":58},{"id":104,"quote_text":105,"author_id":5,"source_id":64,"has_image":65,"author":106,"source":107,"quote_tag":108,"commentary":50},1876973,"There is nothing inherently sacred about moral codes. Like the wooden idols of long ago, they are the work of human hands, and what man has made, man can destroy!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[109],{"id":110,"tag":111},4866369,{"id":53,"tag_name":54},{"id":113,"quote_text":114,"author_id":5,"source_id":64,"has_image":65,"author":115,"source":116,"quote_tag":117,"commentary":50},1876971,"The person who takes every opportunity to \"pick on\" others is often mistakenly called \"sadistic\". In reality, this person is a misdirected masochist who is working towards his own destruction. The reason a person viciously strikes out against you is because they are afraid of you or what you represent, or are resentful of your happiness. They are weak, insecure, and on extremely shaky ground when you throw your curse, and they make ideal human sacrifices.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[118],{"id":119,"tag":120},4866366,{"id":121,"tag_name":122},16247,"insecure",{"id":124,"quote_text":125,"author_id":5,"source_id":64,"has_image":65,"author":126,"source":127,"quote_tag":128,"commentary":50},1876967,"You cannot love everyone; it is ridiculous to think you can. If you love everyone and everything you lose your natural powers of selection and wind up being a pretty poor judge of character and quality. If anything is used too freely it loses its true meaning. 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Therefore, make the most of life here and now!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[149],{"id":150,"tag":151},4866358,{"id":152,"tag_name":153},5279,"anarchy",{"id":155,"quote_text":156,"author_id":5,"source_id":64,"has_image":65,"author":157,"source":158,"quote_tag":159,"commentary":50},1876958,"Satanism represents kindness to those who deserve it instead of love wasted on ingrates!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[160],{"id":161,"tag":162},4866354,{"id":57,"tag_name":58},{"currentPage":164,"totalPages":165,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":55},1,13]