It is believed that there exists a secret society even more precarious than that of the Freemasons. May 1, 1776, in Europe, during the American Revolution there was a man named Adam Weishaupt who was a professor at the University of Ingolstadt in Bavaria. Weishaupt was the founder of the organization called The Illuminati. The Illuminati was a secret society set up in a very secluded way. The organization's main purpose was to infiltrate the Freemasons and conquer the world. When the Illuminati began, they only had 5 original members who met secretly, like the Freemasons, to discuss how to grow their society and eventually overthrow the Freemasons. and all forms of government. “Weishaupt believed that he and his handful of enlightened people could overthrow all the governments of kings and bishops in State and Church, and then rule the world; for only the Illuminati could introduce a tolerant and libertarian regime on earth.”(Ridley 115). This was considered a huge threat to many, especially the Freemasons. “The Weishaupt Illuminati soon grew beyond the original 5 members, a...