I don't practise any religion but I am deeply interested in the answers that mankind has come up with to explain the human situation.

If God existed and if He cared for humankind He would never have given us religion.

My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind.

I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.

Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind tyranny in religion is the worst.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world.

The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow-men and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt.

A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance but finding that they will read he is doing all in his power to poison their books.

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.