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"I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay."
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"We...advance toward a state of society in which not only each man but every impulse in each man claims carte blanche."
"The action or inaction of any government does not negate the Personal Responsibility of the citizens."
"The journey of every ignorant and obedient society always ends up in the same place: In the desert!"
"The only soap of a dirty society is the clean men, only the clean can wash the grimy!"
"What the new government of Nigeria and other African governments must do, is to start a massive reorientation campaign in the culture of the dignity of labour."
"To Have Thousands Transformed In The Society Is To Lack Unity."
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"Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to change sides if the current leader doesn't deliver."
"If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny."
"I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good."
"The natural response of the old-timers is to build a strong moral wall against the outside. This is where the world starts to be painted in black and white, saints inside, and sinners outside the wall."
"Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion."
"It's unlikely that the organized religions will get more sectarian... or is it? I am not at all sure."
"What did our nation ever do to provoke these madly vicious enemies? What is seen as injustice in one place is seen as just requital in the other."
"It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat."
"It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements."
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