Clergy Quote by James Connolly

As the observance of divine institutions is the cause of the greatness of republics, so the disregard of them produces their ruin; for where…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Wherever there is a religious regime, over there there is ignorance, misery and absurdity! No religious state can ever elevate its own people! Sooner…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

The church and religion has lost tremendous power and positive power.

— Donald Trump

Worst of all, however, is the devastation wrought by the misuse of religious conviction for political ends. In truth, we cannot sharply enough attack…

— Adolf Hitler

“And as the observance of religious teaching is the cause of the greatness of republics, similarly, disdain for it is the cause of their…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

It had been boldly predicted by some of the early Christians that the conversion of the world would lead to the establishment of perpetual…

— William Edward Hartpole Lecky

“When the church aligns itself politically, it gives priority to the compromises and temporal successes of the political world rather than its Christian confession…

— Charles W. Colson

Whatever religious people may say about their love of God or the mandates of their religion, when their behavior toward others is violent and…

— Charles Kimball

“Religious toleration, to a certain extent, has been won, because people have ceased to consider religion so important as it was once thought to…

— Bertrand Russell

Religion is detrimental to the progress of society.

— Bill Maher

As the observance of divine institutions is the cause of the greatness of republics, so the disregard of them produces their ruin; for where…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“The tendency to turn human judgements into divine commands turns religion into one of the most dangerous forces in the world.”

— Georgia Harkness