Quotes from people born on this date.
Mathilde Franziska Giesler Anneke (1817)
"Reason, which we recognize as our highest and only law-giver, commands us to be free."
—Anneke speech, 1869 Equal Rights Association convention, "History of Woman Suffrage Vol. III" (1886)
John Burroughs (1837)
“The deeper our insight into the methods of nature ... the more incredible the popular Christianity seems to us.”
—Burroughs, "The Light of Day" (1900)
A.C. Grayling (1949)
"In the study of history I became aware of the effects of religious divisions and sectarianism on individuals and societies, and came to think that freedom from religious influence is a human rights issue. I am an atheist, a secularist and a humanist."
—Grayling, interviewed by Sam Harris, samharris.org (March 30, 2013
Rachel Bloom (1987)
“[When] the Constitution established a separation of church and state. That’s so important, because if you look at almost any religion, especially the major three, there is an oppression of women. I feel very lucky to be in a country with a more secular mindset.”
—Bloom, Newsweek interview (Jan. 25, 2018)
Marlon Brando (1924)
"When I was young, I embraced the Judeo-Christian concept of good and evil, and its corollary, that all of us were responsible for our deeds because of the choices we made. I don't believe this anymore."
—"Songs My Mother Taught Me" by Marlon Brando with Robert Lindsey (1994)
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"Reason, which we recognize as our highest and only law-giver, commands us to be free."
—Anneke speech, 1869 Equal Rights Association convention, "History of Woman Suffrage Vol. III" (1886)
John Burroughs (1837)
“The deeper our insight into the methods of nature ... the more incredible the popular Christianity seems to us.”
—Burroughs, "The Light of Day" (1900)
A.C. Grayling (1949)
"In the study of history I became aware of the effects of religious divisions and sectarianism on individuals and societies, and came to think that freedom from religious influence is a human rights issue. I am an atheist, a secularist and a humanist."
—Grayling, interviewed by Sam Harris, samharris.org (March 30, 2013
Rachel Bloom (1987)
“[When] the Constitution established a separation of church and state. That’s so important, because if you look at almost any religion, especially the major three, there is an oppression of women. I feel very lucky to be in a country with a more secular mindset.”
—Bloom, Newsweek interview (Jan. 25, 2018)
Marlon Brando (1924)
"When I was young, I embraced the Judeo-Christian concept of good and evil, and its corollary, that all of us were responsible for our deeds because of the choices we made. I don't believe this anymore."
—"Songs My Mother Taught Me" by Marlon Brando with Robert Lindsey (1994)
© Freedom From Religion Foundation. All rights reserved
