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As for those who protest that I am robbing people of the great comfort and consolation they gain from Christianity, I can only say that Christianity includes hell, eternal torture for the vast majority of humanity, for most of your relatives and friends.... If I could feel that I had robbed anybody of his faith in hell, I should not be ashamed or regretful.

Rupert Hughes

You can prove anything by statistics, if you can only choose your statistics and stop when you want to. But statistics are like automobiles. Sometimes if you hitch yourself up with a statistic, you meet the fate of the farmer who put his fool head in the yoke with a skittish steer.

Rupert Hughes

Rupert Hughes

Rupert Hughes

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Born: January 31, 1872

Died: September 9, 1956 (aged 84)

Bio: Rupert Hughes was an American novelist, film director, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, military officer, and music composer. He was the brother of Howard R. Hughes, Sr. and uncle of billionaire Howard R. Hughes, Jr.

Known for:

Souls for Sale (1923)
The Sea Beast (1926)
Johanna Enlists (1918)
The President's Mystery (1936)
FBI Girl (1949)

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