"People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout."
― Charles de Secondat
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Religion
More From Charles de Secondat
- "There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked."
- "Power ought to serve as a check to power."
- "As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war."
More In Religion
- "I’m not a big fan of religion for that reason. But I am a true believer in God, and I have great faith, and I think that a spiritual connection with something is a really important part of our experience. That doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with the church."― Shaun Cassidy
- "Religion is compulsory in English schools, you know."― Christopher Hitchens
- "Religion is a mixed blessing."― John Shelby Spong