religion Quotes

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth.

Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes.

To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God.

The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.

Such is the feebleness of humanity, such is its perversity, that doubtless it is better for it to be subject to all possible superstitions, as long as they are not murderous, than to live without religion.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.