'Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups'

'Religious wars: Isn't it ironic that our fear of death could actually be the death of us.'

'Faith does not give you the answers, it just stops you asking the questions.'

'The National Government will regard it as its first and foremost duty to revive in the nation the spirit of unity and cooperation. It will preserve and defend those basic principles on which our nation has been built. It regards Christianity as the foundation of our national morality, and the family as the basis of national life'

'It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.'