“Of one man in especial, beyond anyone else, the citizens of a republic should beware, and that is of the man who appeals to them to support him on the ground that he is hostile to other citizens of the republic, that he will secure for those who elect him, in one shape or another, profit at the expense of other citizens of the republic. It makes no difference whether he appeals to class hatred or class interest, to religious or anti-religious prejudice. The man who makes such an appeal should always be presumed to make it for the sake of furthering his own interest.” MenShouldInterestDifferencesReligiousClassSupportHe ManCitizensShapesHatredPrejudiceSakeProfitSecureAppealsExpensesOne ManRepublicHostileAnti ReligiousReligious Prejudice Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“The young nobles, of whom there were many, were volunteers, who had paid their own expenses in expectation of a golden harvest, and they chafed in impatience and disgust. The religious element in the colony-unlike the former Huguenot emigration to Brazil--was evidently subordinate. The adventurers thought more of their fortunes than of their faith.” YoungReligiousElementsExpectationsPaidFortuneGoldenFormerExpensesDisgustingVolunteerHarvestImpatienceColonySubordinatesBrazilAdventurerEmigration Book:Pioneers of France in the New World Source: Pioneers of France in the New World
“All that has been done to weaken the foundation of an implicit faith in the Bible, as a whole, has been at the expense of the sense of religious obligation, and at the cost of human happiness.” HumansHas BeensDoneWholeReligiousCostBibleFoundationObligationExpensesImplicitHuman Happiness Author:J. G. Holland
“We are beset by problems and if we look for their source, we find they arise because of our selfishness, because we tend to pursue our own interests at the expense of others. Our various religious traditions exist to help us reduce these problems. They all teach ways to overcome suffering through cultivating love and compassion, tolerance, patience and contentment.” IfsWayLooksHelpingProblemSufferingInterestReligiousCompassionTeachSourceTraditionOvercomingVariousToleranceArisePursueSelfishnessContentmentExpensesLove And CompassionCultivatingReligious Traditions Author:Dalai Lama
“... the yearly expenses of the existing religious systemexceed in these United States twenty millions of dollars. Twenty millions! For teaching what? Things unseen and causes unknown!... Twenty millions would more than suffice to make us wise; and alas! do they not more than suffice to make us foolish?” StatesReligionCausesReligiousUnitedEducationMillionsUnited StatesWiseTeachingTwentiesDollarsFoolishExpensesFoolishnessUnseenAlas Author:Frances Wright
“The expenses of the paperwork and court fees involved in pursuing the appeal through the courts were not too high. In fact, as I recall, removing prayer from U.S. public schools cost less than $20,000... no Christian organization filed a brief in support of our opponents.” FactsSchoolChristianReligiousPrayerSupportInvolvedCostOrganizationCourtAppealsOpponentsExpensesRecallsPublic SchoolFeesPaperwork Author:William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
“The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.” ReligiousConflictExpensesZeroDogmaInherentScience And ReligionMaintenanceReligious Dogma Author:Sam Harris