"I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority." ― Herbert Read Topic(s): Religion More From Herbert Read "The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough." "What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos." "Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society." More In Religion "I am a person whose father had no religion but who went to the nuns for a couple of years. And I think I’m the same: On one hand, I pray; on the other hand, I don’t believe. I am constantly between the two."― Anjelica Huston "Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the campfire. Stories about God, stories about love. Stories about good spirits and evil spirits."― Andrew Greeley "The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion."― Emily Carr