"We had better dispense with the personification of evil, because it leads, all too easily, to the most dangerous kind of war: religious war"

"I believe that nothing enjoys a higher estate in our society than the right given by the First and Fourteenth Amendments freely to practice and proclaim one's religious convictions"

"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands"

"The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them"

"By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive"

"I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality"

"Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith"

"A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness"

"More and more people care about religious tolerance as fewer and fewer care about religion"

"There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse"