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Quote by Bertrand Russell
I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized

I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world. – Bertrand Russell

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The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them. – Bertrand Russell

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Those who in principle oppose birth control are either incapable of arithmetic or else in favor of war, pestilence and famine as permanent features of human life. – Bertrand Russell

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Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change. – Bertrand Russell

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The dissolution of the nation destroys the national religion, and dethrones the national deity. – William Robertson Smith

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In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue. – Paul Davies

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I wanted to show how a man of sensitive and noble character, born for religion, comes to throw off the orthodoxies of his day and moment, and to go out into the wilderness where all is experiment, and spiritual life begins again. – Mary Augusta Ward

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If you are part of a religion that very strongly insists that you believe then to decide not to do that is quite a big hurdle to jump over. You never forget the thought process you went through. It becomes part of your whole intellectual picture. – Brian Eno

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What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning. – Chuck Grassley

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All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contributing to the progress and prosperity of mankind. – Eisaku Sato

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Well, for starters, we have to do more to create demand for new technologies that can reduce our dependence on foreign oil and environmental degradation. – Sherwood Boehlert

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