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Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires
If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not so much to be a lasting acquisition, as a parallel to the neurosis which the civilized individual must pass through on his way from childhood to maturity
Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation
Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference which is, at least, half infidelity
The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own
True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable nor lasting
Religion, to have any force upon men's understandings - indeed, to exist at all - must be supposed paramount to law, and independent for its substance upon any human institution, else it would be the absurdest thing in the world, an acknowledged cheat
Religion is among the most powerful causes of enthusiasm
Life is one, religion one, creeds are many and diverse
Genuine religion is not so much a matter of feeling as a matter of principle
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