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Walter Kaufmann on Religion

1921–1980 Germany

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The most obvious failure of organized religions is surely that almost all of them have made a mockery of what their founders taught.

The Faith of a Heretic (1961)

The deepest difference between religions is not that between polytheism and monotheism.

The Faith of a Heretic (1961)

Organized religion flourishes. And so do thoughtlessness, dishonesty, and hypocrisy.

The Faith of a Heretic (1963)

What makes the decisive difference is not whether religion is persecuted or not, but whether religion is a pious name for conformity or a fighting name for non-conformity.

The Faith of a Heretic (1963)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Walter Kaufmann (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.