"Possibly a visual pun based on a famous quote by Karl Marx: \"Religion is the opiate of the masses\" (original German: \"Religion ist Opium f\u00FCr das Volk\") (heroin, of course, being an opiate). The link to socialism/communism's ideals of equality via Marx may also be significant if the following quote from Alvar Hanso is taken into account: \"A society should not merely be measured by its brightest lights, but on how the brightest light the way for those who cannot shine for themselves.\""@en . "Possibly a visual pun based on a famous quote by Karl Marx: \"Religion is the opiate of the masses\" (original German: \"Religion ist Opium f\u00FCr das Volk\") (heroin, of course, being an opiate). The link to socialism/communism's ideals of equality via Marx may also be significant if the following quote from Alvar Hanso is taken into account: \"A society should not merely be measured by its brightest lights, but on how the brightest light the way for those who cannot shine for themselves.\""@en . "Virgin Mary statues/Theories"@en . . .