Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and read more

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another.

We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another.

People differ in their discourse and profession about these
matters, but men of sense are really but of one read more

People differ in their discourse and profession about these
matters, but men of sense are really but of one religion
. . . "What religion?" . . . the Earl said, "Men of sense never
tell it."

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.

His religion at best is an anxious wish,--like that of Rabelais,
a great Perhaps.

His religion at best is an anxious wish,--like that of Rabelais,
a great Perhaps.

A cult is a religion with no political power.

A cult is a religion with no political power.

We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil read more

Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion.