Foundation Quote by B. R. Ambedkar

If religion has given birth to all that is essential in society, it is because the idea of society is the soul of religion.

— Emile Durkheim

Though it is very important for man as an individual that his religion should be true, that is not the case for society. Society…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Religion is everywhere. There are no human societies without it, whether they acknowledge it as a religion or not.

— Octavia E. Butler

I believe religion is important for every person.

— Dmitry Medvedev

I think that religion is an integral part of human needs, but the question also is how you understand religion.

— Michael Haneke

People need religion. It's a vehicle for a moral tradition. A crucial role. Nothing can take its place.

— Irving Kristol

A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion…

— B. R. Ambedkar

Whereas religions may serve a benign purpose by letting many people feel comfortable with the level of morality they themselves can attain, no religion…

— Daniel Dennett

Religion is life essential.

— George MacDonald

There's no reason to bring religion into it. I think we ought to have as great a regard for religion as we can, so…

— Sean O'Casey

“Religion in modern society is only artificially kept together and upheld by the Church and by those Governments to whose social or private interest…

— Ármin Vámbéry

But in terms of how people live together, how we minimize the prospects of conflict and maximize the prospects of peace, the place of…

— Tony Blair