Character Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Strength was the virtue of paganism; obedience is the virtue of Christianity.

— David Hare

See, then, how powerful religion is; it commands the heart, it commands the vitals. Morality,--that comes with a pruning-knife, and cuts off all sproutings,…

— Nathaniel Culverwell

Natural religion supplies still all the facts which are disguised under the dogma of popular creeds. The progress of religion is steadily to its…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Religion is ... the most pernicious single influence in human society, without one redeeming feature.

— Theodore Schroeder

The moral sense reappears today with the same morning newness that has been from of old the fountain of beauty and strength. You say…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture.

— Michele Bachmann

Religion gets in the way of morality.

— Kim Campbell

Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in…

— Felix Adler

Strength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.

— Charles R. Swindoll

“Religion can thus be defined as a system of human norms and values that is founded on a belief in a superhuman order.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

Ethical religion affirms the continuity of progress toward moral perfection. It affirms that the spiritual development of the human race cannot be prematurely cut…

— Felix Adler

[Religion is a way of reconstructing] what has come to feel like a crumbling moral framework in the life of our nation.

— Joe Lieberman