The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets. – Eric Hoffer
Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fantasies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing. The child mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can he be in after years relieved of them. – Hypatia
