Quotes by Opium Charity . . . is the opium of the privileged. Chinua Achebe opium philanthropy charity Marxism is the opium of the intellectuals. Edmund Wilson opium marxism Religion is the opium of the poor. Ernest Hemingway opium poor Attention is the opium of the people Fred Ross opium attention people Revolution is the opium of the intellectuals. Jerzy Peterkiewicz opium revolution politics Only the opium eater truly understands the pain of death. John Cheever opium pain Babies laughing is like opium. Neil Patrick Harris opium baby laughing The thing about opium is that it makes pain or difficulty unimaginable. Sebastian Faulks opium difficulty pain It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people. Simone Weil opium revolution people