“ To make the distinction unmistakably clear: Civilization is the vital force in human history; culture is that inert mass of institutions and organizations which accumulate around and tend to drag down… Edward Abbey
“ Considering he was neither priest nor scholar, the young man gave sensible, thoughtful replies -- the more so, perhaps, for being untrained, for he had not learned what he should believe or should not… Iain Pears
“ Socialism is no more an evil word than Christianity. Socialism no more prescribed Joseph Stalin and his secret police and shuttered churches than Christianity prescribed the Spanish Inquisition. Chris… Kurt Vonnegut
“ Scratch the heresy and you will find the leper. Every battle against heresy wants only this: to keep the leper as he is. Umberto Eco
“ We sometimes think, and even like to think, that the two greatest exertions that have influenced mankind, religion and science, have always been historical enemies, intriguing us in opposite direction… Julian Jaynes
“ Spirituality can go hand-in-hand with ruthless single-mindedness when the individual is convinced his cause is just Michela Wrong
“ How had it come about that these particular designs were chosen as our letters? Who decreed what sound would accompany each shape? And how was it decided the manner they would come together to form a… Theresa Breslin
“ My dear young lady, when you are in love, and jealous, and have been flogged by the Inquisition, there's no knowing what you may do. Voltaire
