Keep and Overthrow

humanity	keep humanity	overthrow humanity
order	keep order	overthrow order
family	keep family	overthrow family
control	keep control	overthrow control
Other words: way, world, humans, sister.

Both words in one sentence

His decision to overthrow Silas is motivated entirely by his desire to keep the war with Gath going.

Source: Series / Kings
Vaklu is trying to overthrow Queen Talia to keep Onderon out of the Republic while protecting Onderon from his Sith allies.

Source: Video Game / Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords aka: Knights Of The Old Republic II
The only difference is that the atheists actually have their utopia and are trying to keep it that way, while the Christians are trying to overthrow it and replace it with their utopia.

Source: Literature / Underground Zealot

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