"A nation of sheep begets a government of wolves."
-Edward R. Murrow
"We certainly do know that Santa Klaus does not exist, or goblins, or three-legged giants who live in the fridge; it would be daft to be “agnostic†about such questions—and even dafter to remain “open-minded†about them."
-Colin McGinn
"The patient typically finds himself impelled by some deep, inner conviction that something is true, or right, or virtuous: a conviction that doesn't seem to owe anything to evidence or reason, but which, nevertheless, he feels as totally compelling and convincing. We doctors refer to such a belief as 'faith'."
—Richard Dawkins
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are so full of doubt."
—Bertrand Russell
"(Religion) With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion"
—Steven Weinberg
