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Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who

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 philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. – Denis Diderot

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Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad. – Denis Diderot

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The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth. – Mikhail Bakunin

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Then if your movie clicks with real audiences, youll be sucked into some sort of Hollywood orbit. Its a devil of a place where the only religion that really counts is box office. – Yahoo Serious

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I am not going to condemn anybody. Thats where religion gets a bad name, when people get holier than thou. We are all human. If my children make a mistake, I want them to know it is all right and they should try harder next time. – Donny Osmond

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