The imaginary flowers of religion adorn man's chains. Man must throw off the flowers, and also the chains.

Religion is only the illusory sun which revolves round man as long as he does not revolve round himself.

To me religion is a deeply personal thing in which man and God go it alone together, without the witch doctor in the middle. The witch doctor tries to convince us that we have to ask God for help, to spell out to him what we need, even to bribe him with prayer or cash on the line.

Religions are not for separating men from one another, they are meant to bind them.

The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.