Author: Morris Raphael Cohen

Quotes

Again, both literature and philosophy work by appealing to certain reigning idols.

Again, both literature and philosophy work by appealing to certain reigning idols.

- Morris Raphael Cohen

To be sure, the vast majority of people who are untrained can accept the results of science only on authority.

To be sure, the vast majority of people who are untrained can accept the results of science only on authority.

- Morris Raphael Cohen

Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims.

Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims.

- Morris Raphael Cohen

If religion cannot restrain evil, it cannot claim effective power for good.

If religion cannot restrain evil, it cannot claim effective power for good.

- Morris Raphael Cohen

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