THE TRUE HAPPINESS OF THE PEOPLE REQUIRES THAT RELIGION BE SUPPRESSED AS THE ILLUSORY HAPPINESS OF THE PEOPLE. TO DEMAND THAT ILLUSIONS ABOUT OUR OWN SITUATION BE RENOUNCED IS TO DEMAND THAT A SITUATION THAT NEEDS ILLUSIONS BE RENOUNCED. THE CRITICISM OF RELIGION IS THEREFORE, IN GERM, THE CRITICISM OF THIS VALLEY OF TEARS OF WHICH RELIGION IS THE HALO.