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The 1798 text, “Proofs of a Conspiracy” by John Robison, outlines a sprawling, decades-long scheme by Illuminati and radical Free Masons to destroy European society. Robison asserts that the conspirators’ true aim was to abolish all civil subordination, overturn every government, and eliminate religion, establishing a system of universal liberty and equality that would allow unknown leaders to rule as uncontrollable superiors. Masonic lodges, especially those influenced by French innovators, became clandestine rendezvous of innovators where forbidden discussions on politics and religion promulgated dangerous licentious principles. Figures like Spartacus (Weishaupt) manipulated lower-ranking members through secrecy and appealing notions of universal happiness, while strategically seeking to control education, journalism, and vital government civil offices. The author strongly links this hidden system to the ensuing political turmoil, citing revolutionary figures like the Duke of Orleans and warning of catastrophic outcomes if the conspirators’ plan to create an unprincipled society succeeded.

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