John Adams
John Adams

The priesthood have, in all ancient nations, nearly monopolized learning. Read over again all the accounts we have of Hindoos, Chaldeans, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Celts, Teutons, we shall find that priests had all the knowledge, and really governed mankind. Examine Mahometanism, trace Christianity from its first promulgation; knowledge has been almost exclusively confined to the clergy. And, even

since the Reformation, when or where has existed a Protestant or dissenting sect who would tolerate [a free inquiry]? The blackest billingsgate, most ungentlemanly insolence, the most yahooish brutality is patiently endured, countenanced, propagated and applauded. But touch a solemn truth in collision with a dogma of a sect, though capable of the clearest proof, and you will soon find you have

disturbed a nest, and the hornets will swarm about your legs and hands, and fly into your face and eyes.

Nayef R. F. Al-Rodhan
Nayef R. F. Al-Rodhan

In my opinion, a life governed by reason is likely to be more dignified than one shaped by dogma and unbridled emotions.

Dschalal ad-Din al-Rumi
Dschalal ad-Din al-Rumi

In here
there is no dogma and no heresy.

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is not fit to rule another country must admit that a class is not fit to rule another class.

Susan Brownell Anthony
Susan Brownell Anthony

We no longer petition legislature or Congress to give of the right to vote, but appeal to women everywhere to exercise their too long neglected "citizen's right" … We assert the province of government to be to secure the people in the enjoyment of their unalienable rights. We throw to the winds the old dogma that governments can give rights.

August von Platen-Hallermünde
August von Platen-Hallermünde

Wenigen Sterblichen ist es um Wahrheit, aber den meisten irgend um eine Partei, irgendein Dogma zu tun.

Charles de Montesquieu
Charles de Montesquieu

Die christliche Demut ist ebenso ein Dogma der Philosophie wie der Religion.

Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley

Philamon wollte die Welt kennenlernen, und er lernte sie kennen. Er hatte eingesehen, daß das Reich Gottes kein Reich der Fanatiker sei, die nach einem Dogma verlangen, sondern ein Reich liebender, gehorsamer Menschen.

Claude Adrien Helvetius
Claude Adrien Helvetius

Jedes Dogma ist ein Keim für Zwietracht und Verbrechen unter den Menschen.

Friedrich Heinrich Otto Weddigen
Friedrich Heinrich Otto Weddigen

Das starre Dogma der christlichen Kirche wird wenige wahre Freunde finden; aber ihr erziehlich-sittliches, wie ihr historisches Moment sind so gewaltig groß, daß kein Ersatz sich dafür würde schaffen lassen.