"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
"Why should we care about the Earth when our duty is to the poor and the sick amongst us. God will take care of the Earth."
- Mother Theresa, 1988
"There are four prophets who are worshiped and venerated throughout the world. The Christians worship Jesus Christ; the Saracens worship Mohammed; the Jews, Moses; and the idolaters, Sakyamuni Burkham [Buddha]. I honor and respect all four and through them I honor Almighty God who is in heaven and to whom I pray for help."
- Kublai Khan, from The Travels of Marco Polo (approximately 1270 to 1300)
"What's at the root of all religions?
"Death! Or, more precisely, the fear of death."
- Lewis Black, Me of Little Faith 2008
"Religion is based on dissatisfaction with the real world."
- Lewis Black, Me of Little Faith 2008
"Why do we need religion at all? Wouldn't life work just as well if we kept ourselves higher than kites on an assortment of drugs, so we could maintain the moronically blissful grin one sees on so many born-again Christians?"
- Lewis Black, Me of Little Faith 2008
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