Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sec

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor – over each other. – Thomas Jefferson

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An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. – Thomas Jefferson

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I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just that his justice cannot sleep forever. – Thomas Jefferson

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As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also. – Thomas Jefferson

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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Religion seems to have a way of making people abandon logic. – Amanda Baxter, 1998

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The Lords prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals. – Arthur Wellesley

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No creed can be stretched to the size of truth; no church can be made as large as man. – Lemuel K. Washburn, Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays

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I guess my religious faith sustained me more than anything else. Family is also very important. If I didnt have children, it would have been too difficult. Even if you are strong, you still need people who would support you all the way. – Corazon Aquino

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There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his life getting his living. – Henry David Thoreau

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My religiosity consists in a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit that reveals itself in the little that we, with our weak and transitory understanding, can comprehend of reality. Morality is of the highest importance — but for us, not for God. – Albert Einstein

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Sometimes I wish that there were a way to let people know that just because I live in a world without rules, and in a life that is lawless, doesnt mean that it doesnt hurt so bad the morning after. – Elizabeth Wurtzel

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