Quotes About Morality

We need an approach to ethics which makes no recourse to religion and can be equally acceptable to those with faith and those without.

I don't approve of religion.

Religious people are guided in their activities not by the consequences of their actions, but by the consciousness of the destination of their lives.

The principle itself of dogmatic religion, dogmatic morality, dogmatic philosophy, is what requires to be booted out; not any particular manifestation of that principle.

I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.

Parents teach their children to look both ways when crossing the street. They tell them to look only one way when choosing a religion.

Certain I am, that Christian Religion does no where allow Rebellion.

I am a Catholic. Basically, the Catholic religion is 'If it feels good - stop.'

Some men, under the notion of weeding out prejudice, eradicate virtue, honesty and religion.

Religion gives us a place to stand outside politics, and without it we're vulnerable to a system in which the state defines everything, which is the essence of tyranny.

Christianity is the only true and perfect religion; and... in proportion as mankind adopt its principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and happy.

I detest the Bible as I detest everything that is cruel.

I believe I have a healthy common sense and therefore have no need for religion.

If you follow a religion but are devoid of the Love of God, then those that do not follow a religion but have the love of God are better.

Without the support from religion--remember, we talked about it--no father, using only his own resources, would be able to bring up a child.

Without God all things are permitted.

Religion is flawed, but only because man is flawed.

Nothing is a sin when you obey the orders of a priest

A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law

I feel that segregation is totally unchristian, and that it is against everything the Christian religion stands for.

Philosophy is as far separated from impiety as religion is from fanaticism.

Religion I found to be without any tendency to inspire, promote, or confirm morality, serves principally to divide us and make us unfriendly to one another.

The pursuit of politics is religion, morality, and poetry all in one.

O Lord, I wish to promote thy holy religion which is dreadfully neglected. I am desirous to save young persons from the vices of the age.