“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction” – Blaise Pascal
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction" – Blaise Pascal
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"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction." – Blaise Pascal
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"I know it will give great offense to the clergy, but the advocate of religious freedom is to expect neither peace nor forgiveness from them" – Thomas Jefferson
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"I am a deeply religious nonbeliever – This is a somewhat new kind of religion" – Albert Einstein
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"Enforced uniformity confounds civil and religious liberty and denies the principles of Christianity and civility. No man shall be required to worship or maintain a worship against his will." – Roger Williams
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"Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters." – Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer
"One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organizations do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always." – A. W. Tozer
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"The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them" – Thomas Jefferson
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