Body Quote by George Berkeley

Religion is the mortar that binds society together; the granite pedestal of liberty; the strong backbone of the social system.

— Thomas Guthrie

“Religion unites people.Politics divide them.”

— Siba Sahu

Religions have a strong binding function and a cohesive element. They emphasize the primacy of the community as opposed to the individual, and they…

— Frans de Waal

Organized religion may be anathema on the political Left, but the need for the things religion provides - moral fervor, meaning, a sense of…

— Bari Weiss

Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul -- politics does the same thing for the body.

— Joyce Cary

Religion supports and perpetuates the social organization it reflects.

— Riane Eisler

Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety…

— Samuel Chase

Worship is at the center of everything that the church believes, practices, and seeks to accomplish

— Robert Wiebe

Religion [is] the basis and foundation of Government

— James Madison

“Politics and organized religion can often be mere exercises in the manipulation of the psyche.”

— Dan Santos

Religion may in most of its forms be defined as the belief that the gods are on the side of the government.

— Bertrand Russell

Here in this blessed land, the foundation, the backbone, the life-centre is religion and religion alone.

— Swami Vivekananda