Initiates Quote by Walter Isaacson

“We reject pedestals, queenhood, and walking ten paces behind. To be recognized as human, levelly human, is enough.”

— Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

“Lastly, they must be men of honest report, whose life and sound conversation are by their deeds perfectly tried and sufficiently witnessed of unto…

— Henry Bullinger

“at the root of all religions is a respect for a universal power greater than ourselves and a dictate to love one another.”

— Cathy Byrd

“No construct on earth will stand, that does not stand for the least among them, as their advocate and humble servant.”

— Bryant McGill

“People worship different things; there must be 'no coercion in matters of faith!”

— Karen Armstrong

“Be pure, live a conscientious life, defend your dignity and be loving to others.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“men are strangely inclined to worship what they do not understand. A grand secret, upon which several imposers on mankind have totally relied for…

— Henry Fielding

“There was no honor in grinding outsiders underfoot. There was no joy in burning their legacies. The highest good laid in lifting everyone up,…

— C.K. Gold

“I hate polemical politics and polemical divinity,” said John Adams. “My religion is founded on the love of God and my neighbor; on the…

— Jon Meacham

“honor included not only physical and moral courage but also a daring commitment to central beliefs,”

— James A. Michener

“Every citizen should ‘remain free in his religion, and no man be molested or questioned on the subject of Divine worship’.”

— Kevin Jackson

“Our own humble and meek ones, fasters and keepers of silence, will arise and go forth for a great deed.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky