If I were the devil, if I were the prince of darkness, I'd want to engulf the whole world in darkness,

and I'd have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I wouldn't be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree.

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So I'd set about however necessary to take over the United States.

I'd subvert the churches first.

I'd begin with a campaign of whispers.

With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve.

Do as you please.

To the young, I would whisper that the Bible is a myth, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve do as you please to the young I would whisper that the Bible is a myth I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way

around I would confide that what's bad is good and what's good is square and the old I would

teach to pray after me our father father, which art in Washington.

And then I'd get organized. I'd educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting

so that anything else would appear dull and uninteresting. I'd threaten TV with dirtier movies

and vice versa. I'd peddle narcotics to whom I could. I'd sell alcohol to ladies

and gentlemen of distinction. I'd tranquilize the rest with pills. If I were the devil, I'd soon

have families at war with themselves, churches at war with themselves, and nations at war with

themselves, until each in its turn was consumed. with promises of higher ratings I'd have

mesmerizing media fanning the flames if I were the devil I would encourage

schools to refine young intellects but neglect to discipline emotions just let those run

wild until before you knew it you'd have to have drug-snipping dogs and metal detectors at every schoolhouse door.

Within a decade, I'd have prisons overflowing, I'd have judges promoting pornography.

Soon I could evict God from the courthouse, then from the schoolhouse, and then from the houses of Congress.

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