“I am a humanist, which means, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without expectations of rewards or punishments after I am dead.”
“Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.”
“I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.”
“I do what I do without hope of reward or fear of punishment. I do not require Heaven or Hell to bribe or scare me into acting decently.”
“we must learn to keep the balance. Having intelligence, we must not act in ignorance. Having choice we must not act without. Who am i-though i have the power to do it- to punish and reward, playing with men's destinies?”
“I always expect people to behave much better than I do. When they actually behave worse, I am frankly incredulous.”