The God who appears to me is the comforter of the poor and their avenger in world history. This avenger of the poor is the God I love. The Concept of Religion in the System of Philosophy (1915)
Only the idea of God gives me the confidence that morality will become reality on earth. And because I cannot live without this confidence, I cannot live without God. Reason and Hope: Selections from the Jewish Writings of Hermann Cohen (1971)