God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.
Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax.
God suffers in the multitude of souls whom His word cannot reach. Religious truth is imprisoned in a small number of manuscript books which confine instead of spread the public treasure.
Religion is the opium of the people.
To such heights of evil are men driven by religion.
Fear is the mother of all gods.
Truth has drawn me into the field of politics; and I can say without the slightest hesitation that those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means.
I count religion but a childish toy, and hold there is no sin but ignorance.
We thought that the clergy of our realm had been our subjects wholly, but now we have well perceived that they be but half our subjects.
I care not a fig for all his excommunications.
I see and hear daily that you of the Clergy preach one against another, teach one contrary to another, inveigh one against another without charity or discretion.
Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
All religions must be tolerated, for every man must get to heaven in his own way.