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Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. read more
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.
The liberality of sentiment toward each other, which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country, stands read more
The liberality of sentiment toward each other, which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country, stands unparalleled in the history of nations.
Can such bitterness enter into the heart of the devout?
[Fr., Tant de fiel entre-t-il dans l'ame des devots?]
Can such bitterness enter into the heart of the devout?
[Fr., Tant de fiel entre-t-il dans l'ame des devots?]
As if Religion were intended
For nothing else but to be mended.
As if Religion were intended
For nothing else but to be mended.
The crooked end obedient spirits draws,
The pointed, those rebels who spurn at Christian laws.
[Lat., Curva read more
The crooked end obedient spirits draws,
The pointed, those rebels who spurn at Christian laws.
[Lat., Curva trahit mites, pars pungit acuta rebelles.]
A cult is a religion with no political power.
A cult is a religion with no political power.
The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.
The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.
If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.
If there were no God, it would have been necessary to invent him.
The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown
To saints whose lives are better than his own.
The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown
To saints whose lives are better than his own.
