“Men never commit evil so fully and joyfully as when they do it for religious convictions.”

“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”

“People are never so completely and enthusiastically evil as when they act out of religious conviction.”

“If you witness evil men committing evil deeds and do nothing, what does that make you?”

“Later, with time, I learned that although all men are capable of good and evil, the worst among them are those who, when they commit evil, do so by shielding themselves in the authority of others, in their subordination, or in the excuse of following orders. And even worse are those who believe they are justified by their God.”

“Everybody was talking about the religious man who committed suicide. While no one in the monastery approved of the man's action, some say they admired his faith.Faith?" said the Master.He had the courage of his convictions, didn't he?"That was fanaticism, not faith. Faith demands a greater courage still: to reexamine one's convictions and reject them if they do not fit the facts.”