Quote by Herbert Read
I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conce

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority. – Herbert Read

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These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army or an orchestra, they function as a single body or whether they are united merely to defend their common interests and otherwise function as separate individuals. – Herbert Read

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I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature. – Herbert Read

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Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind. – Paul Bert

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A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes. – James Feibleman, Understanding Philosophy, 1973

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Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs. – Denis Diderot

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The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. – Lamar S. Smith

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