Originally Posted by: zreynoldspNice try smartass! The full quote is:
"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people." - Karl Marx
The 'opiate' alternative is a common mis-quote.... but who really cares? I just can't let things go ;)
Well opiate means it quells the masses, opium is merely a drug. The opiate translation is grammatically and contextually correct.