Authentic religion, like authentic liberty, is a continuous inquiry, i — Religion

"Children of men! the unseen Power, whose eye Forever doth accompany mankind, Hath lookd on no religion scornfully That men did ever find."

"To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today."

"The human mind has an adequate knowledge of the eternal and infinite essence of God."

"Men use religion just as they use buoys and life-preservers; they do not intend to navigate the vessel with them, but they keep just enough of them on hand to float into a safe harbor when a storm comes up and the vessel is shipwrecked; and it is only then that they intend to use them. I tell you, you will find air-holes in all such life-preservers as that."

"The greatest vicissitude of things amongst men, is the vicissitude of sects and religions."

"The primary epiphenomenona of any religions foundation are the production and flourishment of hypocrisy, megalomania and psychopathy, and the first casualties of a religions establishment are the intentions of its founder."