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title: "7 Militant Atheist Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Militant Atheist quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Militant Atheist sayings and thoughts."
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> [I’m an atheist, and a militant atheist when religion starts impacting on legislation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-radcliffe/i-m-an-atheist-and-a-militant-atheist-when-religion-starts-impacting/)

[Daniel Radcliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-radcliffe/)

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> [My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/my-dad-was-a-militant-atheist-or-is-a-militant-atheist-my-mum-was/)

[Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/)

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> [I'm not a militant atheist, just an atheist. In fact, in a largely atheist country like the UK I think it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-crane/i-m-not-a-militant-atheist-just-an-atheist-in-fact-in-a-largely/)

[Tim Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-crane/)

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> [For years, I was quite a militant atheist. I wanted to burn down all the churches or turn them into second-hand record…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-faber/for-years-i-was-quite-a-militant-atheist-i-wanted-to-burn-down-all/)

[Michel Faber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-faber/)

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> [“...I am not, however, militant in my atheism. The great English theoretical physicist Paul Dirac is a militant atheist. I suppose he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-pauling/i-am-not-however-militant-in-my-atheism-the-great-english-theoretical/)

[Linus Pauling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-pauling/)

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> [I had abandoned Catholicism, but even during my short militant atheist period I maintained an interest in western religious art and music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-crane/i-had-abandoned-catholicism-but-even-during-my-short-militant-atheist/)

[Tim Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-crane/)

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> [When I was a young man, my mother said to me, 'You can't be a communist without being a militant atheist.' So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/when-i-was-a-young-man-my-mother-said-to-me-you-can-t-be-a-communist/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

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