Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of a chicken.

Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind.

Democracy may have arisen in the West as the way of striving for the universal aspiration to dignity and freedom but it isn't alien to the underlying concepts that infuse religion and moral philosophy everywhere.

Religion without morality is a superstition and a curse and morality without religion is impossible.

The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality but morality touched by emotion.

As I have pointed out it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion but also of Western morals and Western social idealism.

The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals.

Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce.

I don't believe there's any inherent darkness at the center of religion at all. I think religion actually is a morally neutral force.

Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world you must make that attempt. That's morality that's religion. That's art. That's life.