Famous Quotes About religion

There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.

When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after the great, they will fall upon the rich.

The essence of America - that which really unites us - is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion - it is an idea - and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.

Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west.

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism.