Religion

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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
Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison
Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion
I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion
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