Acivilization without insanity,without criminals and without war, where the able can prosperand honest beings can have

rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims ofScientology.

First announced to an enturbulated worldin 1950, these aims are well within thegrasp of our technology.

Nonpolitical in nature, Scientologywelcomes any individual of any creed, race or nation.

We seek no revolution. We seek onlyevolution to higher states of being for theindividual and for society.

We are achieving our aims.

After endless millennia of ignoranceabout himself, his mind and the universe,a breakthrough has been made for man.

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TheAims of Scientology

By L. Ron Hubbard

Other efforts man has made have beensurpassed.

The combined truths of fifty thousand yearsof thinking men, distilled and ampified bynew discoveries about man, have made forthis success.

We welcome you to Scientology. We onlyexpect of you your help in achieving ouraims and helping others. We expect you tobe helped.

Scientology is the most vital movement onEarth today.

In a turbulent world, the job is not easy.But then, if it were, we wouldn’t have to be doing it.

We respect man and believe he is worthy ofhelp. We respect you and believe you, too,can help.

Scientology does not owe its help. We have

done nothing to cause us to propitiate. Hadwe done so, we would not now be brightenough to do what we are doing.

Man suspects all offers of help. He hasoften been betrayed, his confidenceshattered. Too frequently he has given histrust and been betrayed. We may err, for webuild a world with broken straws. But wewill never betray your faith in us so long asyou are one of us.

The sun never sets on Scientology.

And may a new day dawn for you, for thoseyou love and for man.

Our aims are simple, if great.

And we will succeed, and are succeeding ateach new revolution of the Earth.

Your help is acceptable to us.

Our help is yours.

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