[OldNavyVet]

“Faith and force ... are corollaries: every period of history dominated by mysticism was a period of statism, of dictatorship, of tyranny.” ... Ayn Rand

[Steve_Seattle]

“Faith and force ... are corollaries: every period of history dominated by mysticism was a period of statism, of dictatorship, of tyranny.”

She must have meant "religion," not "mysticism," because I don't think ANY era has ever been dominated by "mysticism," which historically was looked upon with suspicion by most of the leaders of institutional religion. "Mystics" were often considered heretics and were therefore often suppressed, imprisoned, or killed by religious authorities, be they Christian or Muslim.