I have one in my pocket here from the first century BCE by Lucretius, the author of "On the Nature of Things," who said, "Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum" -- I should have been able to learn that by heart — which is, that's how much religion is able to persuade people to do evil, and he was talking about the fact of Agamemnon's decision to place his daughter Iphigenia on an altar of sacrifice in order to preserve the prospects of his army.
Tenho aqui no meu bolso uma delas do século I a.C, de Lucrécio, o autor de "Sobre a Natureza das Coisas",  que disse: "Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum" — devia ter aprendido isto de cor — (Risos) ou seja, "A tantos males pode a religião persuadir". Referia-se à decisão de Agamémnon de pôr a sua filha Ifigénia no altar de sacrifícios, a fim de preservar  as perspetivas do seu exército.