Assertion: religion | /r/HasProperty | tool
Facets:
value: according to karl marx
type: OTHER
value: to machiavelli
type: LOCATION
value: merely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: To Machiavelli, religion was merely a tool, useful for a ruler wishing to manipulate public opinion.
text: According to Karl Marx, the father of "scientific socialism", religion is a tool used by the ruling classes whereby the masses can shortly relieve their suffering via the act of experiencing religious emotions.