Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.
Fundamentalism is the triumph of Paul over Christ.
Hunting is now to most of us a game, whose relish seems based upon some mystic remembrance, in the blood, of ancient days when to hunter as well as hunted it was a matter of life and death.
To rulers religion, like almost everything else, is a tool of power.
Communism is the opiate of the people.
To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves; let us be above such transparent egotism. If you can't say good and encouraging things, say nothing. Nothing is often a good thing to do, and always a clever thing to say.