The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone: the civilized man, to idols of flesh and blood.

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) British playwright and critic
The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone: the civilized man, to idols of flesh and blood. — Shaw, Man and Superman, “Maxims for Revolutionists: Idolatry” (1903)

 
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