# Quote — Daniel A. Bell, The Cultural Contradictions Of Capitalism

> Religions grow out of the deepest needs of individuals sharing a common awakening, and are not created by "engineers of the soul."

- Author: [Daniel A. Bell](https://www.leafyquotes.com/daniel-a-bell.md)
- Book: [The Cultural Contradictions Of Capitalism](https://www.leafyquotes.com/daniel-a-bell/the-cultural-contradictions-of-capitalism.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Daniel_Bell#The_Cultural_Contradictions_of_Capitalism_(1976)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Topics: [religion](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/religion.md)
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/daniel-a-bell/the-cultural-contradictions-of-capitalism/religions-grow-out
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