“Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.”– James Madison Related Quotes “I did not want to reject religion as nonsense because life seemed to have no ultimate purpose without it, and most of the good people I knew were Christians.”– Luke Ford “Religion is the best antidote to the individualism of the consumer age. The idea that society can do without it flies in the face of history and, now, evolutionary biology.”– Jonathan Sacks “To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom.”– Rowan Atkinson