Who said “The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far…”?

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Aleister Crowley. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Confessions of Aleister Crowley (1929)

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“The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious intolerance. It is evidently consoling to reflect that the people next door are headed for hell.”
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Crowley, A. (n.d.). The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious intolerance. It is evidently consoling to reflect that the people next door are headed for hell. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31161-the-supreme-satisfaction-is-to-be-able-to/

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Crowley, Aleister. “The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious intolerance. It is evidently consoling to reflect that the people next door are headed for hell.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31161-the-supreme-satisfaction-is-to-be-able-to/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Crowley, Aleister. “The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious intolerance. It is evidently consoling to reflect that the people next door are headed for hell.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31161-the-supreme-satisfaction-is-to-be-able-to/.