Maxim Gorky

“Gorky hated religion with all the passion of a former God-builder. Probably no other Russian writer … expressed so many angry words about God, religion, and the church.” …

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James Madison

“[T]he number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood & the devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the Church from the State.” …

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J.B. Stallo

“Government can protect and help to maintain religion, as well as everything else which constitutes the life of the soul, only in one way — by guarding the freedom of …

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Jorge Ramos

TERRY GROSS: “So when you left Mexico and were faced with a different part of the Catholic Church, did you consider going back or were you just done?”RAMOS: “No, I …

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Don Carpenter

“I’m an atheist. I don’t see any moral superstructure to the universe at all. I consider my work optimistic in that the people, during the period I’m writing about them, …

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Arnold Krekel

“Although of Catholic antecedents, Judge Krekel was a pronounced Agnostic, and openly expressed his convictions and aided the cause of freethought.” …

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