Original quote:
"
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."(
Marx)
Variations:
"
Marxism is the
opium of the intellectuals."(
Edmund Wilson)
"In the United States today,
opiates are the religion of
the people."(
Thomas Szasz)