“He freed man from outer religiosity because he made religiosity the inner man. He freed the body from chains because he...”

“The objection to an aristocracy is that it is a priesthood without a god.”

“In reality, there are as many religions as there are individuals.”

“Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”

“Persecution is not an original feature in any religion but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions est...”

“People are never so completely and enthusiastically evil as when they act out of religious conviction.”

“Religion, too, is a weapon. What manner of weapon is religion when it becomes the government?”

“No egoism is so insufferable as the Christian with regard to his soul.”

“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.”

“Indeed, the only cause of their [Rome] perishing was that they chose for their protectors gods condemned to perish.”

“Immorality, no less than morality, has at all times found support in religion.”

“The death of one god is the death of all.”