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Are not all religions strange to those who stand outside of them? ↗

— Christopher Paolini

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What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects--with their Christianity latent. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

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This country, the Republic of Indonesia, does not belong to any group, nor to any religion, nor to any ethnic group, nor to any group with customs and traditions, but the property of all of us from Sabang to Merauke! ↗

— Sukarno

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Anyone unable to understand how useful religion can be founded on lies will not understand this book either. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

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If any religion had a chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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The genuine and simple religion of Jesus will one day be restored: such as it was preached and practiced by Himself. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Like those in the valley behind us, most people stand in sight of the spiritual mountains all their lives and never enter them, being content to listen to others who have been there and thus avoid the hardships. ↗

— Robert M. Pirsig

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We must remember that the test of our religious principles lies not just in what we say, not only in our prayers, not even in living blameless lives - but in what we do for others ↗

— Harry S. Truman

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Fundamentalism isn't about religion, it's about power. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

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النفس ذواقة تواقة, فإذا ذاقت تاقت, ولهذا إذا ذاق العبد طعم حلاوة الإيمان وخالطت بشاشته قلبه رسخ فيه حبه, ولم يؤثر عليه شيئا أبدا ↗

— ابن قيم الجوزية

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