America Quote by Edward Kennedy

The most glorious vision of the intellectual life is still that which is loosely called humanist: the idea of a mind committed yet dispassionate,…

— Irving Howe

“Fundamentalist preaching may and sometimes does induce a dramatically changed life, but its converts tend to be judgemental and elitist. And fundamentalism deadens the…

— Charles Templeton

Human beings will be happier - not when they cure cancer or get to Mars or eliminate racial prejudice or flush Lake Erie but…

— Kurt Vonnegut

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community…

— George Washington

I always thought that "humanist" was a good word long before I understood that anyone thought it was a bad word.

— Gloria Steinem

I'd like to see a rebirth of America - go back where there's equal rights for everybody and that people succeed to the extent…

— Charles Koch

“We humanists try to behave as decently, as fairly, and as honorably as we can without any expectation of rewards or punishments in an…

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr

I think fundamentalism is this radical attitude toward one's own identity and civilization as compared to other people's identities and cultures.

— Samuel P. Huntington

“Fundamentalists thrive in times of rapid social change.  Fundamentalists generally champion emotionally charged issues that can be reduced to unambiguous black and white terms. ”

— Aaron Milavec

There will be many fine and wonderful men and women of all races and creeds-and of no religious creeds at all-who will lead decent…

— Neal A. Maxwell

It's beginning to feel like there is no room in America for anyone who is not a fundamentalist Christian.

— Mel White

“Humanists try to behave decently and honorably without any expectation of rewards or punishments in an afterlife. And, since the creator of the universe…

— Anonymous