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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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Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control. – Denis Diderot

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Order
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Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man. – Denis Diderot

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They have hijacked my religion. – Cat Stevens

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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Christendom has done away with Christianity without being quite aware of it. – Søren Kierkegaard, Time, 1946 December 16th

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In general, the churches, visited by me often on weekdays… bore for me the same relation to God that billboards did to Coca-Cola; they promoted thirst without quenching it. – John Updike, A Month of Sundays, 1975

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I think he was absolutely right not to go to UN last week… First things first – that is, values and people here in their local communities, and remembering all politics is local, and trusting people more. – Patricia Hewitt

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Religion is interesting because it brings out the best and the worst in humanity. It can be a source of good deeds, whether its people from different spiritual backgrounds coming together to help other people in need after a crisis. But its also a cause for war and bloodshed. – Josh Gad

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