A cult is a religion with no political power.

Tom Wolfe

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Topic

Cults Religion

Author

Tom Wolfe

Source

In Our Time

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Wolfe, Tom. "Entr'actes and Canapes." In Our Time. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980.

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