Religion

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Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true
Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable of
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god
Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass destruction
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines
We are on the side of religion as opposed to religions, and we are among those who believe in the wretched inadequacy of sermons and the sublimity of prayer
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is
The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different
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