Country Quote by Swami Vivekananda

Power is the goal of religion in general.

— Norman Lear

When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power.

— Walter Jon Williams

Religion is the recognition that all things are manifestations of a Power which transcends our knowledge.

— Herbert Spencer

The state has physical power and uses it when necessary; the power of religion is love and beneficence

— Moses Mendelssohn

I have studied religion, and I have concluded that there is some power. We don't understand it.

— Kirk Douglas

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

— Yuval Noah Harari

To rulers religion, like almost everything else, is a tool of power.

— Will Durant

To this day I do not know whether the power which has inspired my works is something related to religion, or is indeed religion…

— Kathe Kollwitz

“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

I must remark that what I mean by our religion working upon the nations outside of India comprises only the principles, the background, the…

— Swami Vivekananda

“The crucial historical role of religion has been to give superhuman legitimacy to these fragile structures. Religions assert that our laws are not the…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.

— Richard Dawkins