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A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Comment on the Union of Orthodox Rabbis after they had expelled a rabbi because of his disbelief in God as a personal entity., but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: Comment on the Union of Orthodox Rabbis after they had expelled a rabbi because of his disbelief in God as a personal entity.
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This page records the wording "To take those fools in clerical garb seriously is to…," which centers on fools, clerical, seriously. A concrete trail points toward Einstein, but the exact English form remains unconfirmed; the page therefore labels it as attributed to him while preserving its wisdom and life context.
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