"A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
We make our purpose.
More Carl Sagan quotes
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"Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astounding universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy.
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"The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.
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"The old exhortations to nationalist fervor and jingoist pride have begun to lose their appeal. Perhaps because of rising standards of living, children...
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