“But I contend that the disgusting behavior of many of their alleged 'holy men' relieves us of any intellectual obligation to take the stuff seriously. No amount of sanctimonious rationalization can make such behavior anything but pathological.” MenReligionStuffAmountHolyBehaviorIntellectualObligationDisgustingHoly ManSanctimonious Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“Every person, as every institution, and, above all, every religion is to be judged not by the amount of atrocities or the wrong committed but by the right conduct.” PersonsReligionAmountInstitutionsCommittedJudgedAtrocitiesRight Conduct Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not know," the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives. Mighty little force is needed to control a man who has been hoodwinked in this fashion; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, whose mind is free. No, not the rack nor the atomic bomb, not anything. You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him.” KnowsMenMindMayLittlesHas BeensEndsMatterGovernmentReligionForceCan DoChurchFreedomResultsSubjectsFashionAmountNeededHolyAtheistTyrannyOppressionConquerMotiveBombsCensorshipSecrecyFree ManAtomic BombRacksEnd ResultsKeystones Author:Robert A. Heinlein