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           Thisisn’tnecessarilybecausetheirlawandreligionwereidentical,makingdisobedienceasin.It’slikelyclosertothemarktosaytheycleansedthemselvesofguilteasilybecausetheireverydayexistencerequiredbrutaljudgments(oftendeadly)whichinasofterlandwouldburdenmenwithunbearableguilt.

           ThisislikelyoneoftherootsofFremenemphasisonsuperstition(disregardingtheMissionariaProtectiva’sministrations).Whatmatterthatwhistlingsandsareanomen?WhatmatterthatyoumustmakethesignofthefistwhenfirstyouseeFirstMoon?Aman’sfleshishisownandhiswaterbelongstothetribe—andthemysteryoflifeisn’taproblemtosolvebutarealitytoexperience.Omenshelpyourememberthis.Andbecauseyouarehere,becauseyouhavethereligion,victorycannotevadeyouintheend.

           AstheBeneGesserittaughtforcenturies,longbeforetheyranafouloftheFremen:

           “Whenreligionandpoliticsridethesamecart,whenthatcartisdrivenbyalivingholyman(baraka),nothingcanstandintheirpath.”