" When human affairs are so ordered that there is no recognition of God, there is a belittling of man. That is why, in the final analysis, worship and law cannot be completely separated from each other. " | " I consider Christian theology to be one of the greatest disasters of the human race. " | " Shamans and priests are Wizards of Oz who use special effects, from sleight-of-hand and ventriloquism to sumptuous temples and cathedrals, to convince others that they are privy to forces of power and wonder. " |
" Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to Heaven. There are others: innocence, but that is for little children; penance, but we are afraid of it; generous endurance of trials of life, but when they come we weep and ask to be. " | " The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. " | " God is a perfect example of the kind of aberration that can result from an untrained intellect combining with an unrestrained imagination. " |