Quotes About Freedom

Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.

Without God all things are permitted.

Resist this war on God, freedom of religion and freedom of speech.

You're only as sick as your secrets.

French laicite is probably aggressive and antagonistic to the religion, but there are other models of secularism in the world where there could be reconciliation between religion and secularism.

I think religion should be treated with ridicule, hatred and contempt, and I claim that right.

Our constitution mentions religion just twice, and both times the word 'no' are attached.

With America's role in the world, we have the ability to help protect the freedom of religion around the globe.

The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or a Mohammedan nation.

Those who accept freedom of religion as a right are obligated by this acceptance to take the maintenance of freedom of religion as a duty.

For me, religion is serious business - a farrago of authoritarian nonsense, misogyny and humble pie, the eternal enemy of human happiness and freedom.

I'm an atheist, and I believe religion is totally against human rights and women's rights.

Religion grants its adherents malign, intoxicating and morally corrosive sensations. Destroying intellectual freedom is always evil, but only religion makes doing evil feel quite so good.

It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.

I don't bring religion into the square.

Religion and politics are supposed to be separate.

If we import compulsion in matters of religion, there is no doubt that we shall be committing suicide.

So much organized religion, in my opinion, ends up being life-denying.

Religious liberty is about freedom of action in matters of religion generally, and the scope of that liberty is directly correlated to the civil restraints placed upon religious practice.

Religion is entirely a personal matter. Each one could approach his Creator as he liked.

For a great nature, it is a happiness to escape a religious training; religion of character is so apt to be invaded.

Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom.

Government needs to stay out of the religion business altogether.

In pluralistic, democratic societies, there is the freedom to adopt the religion of your choice. This is good. This lets curious people like you run around on the loose!