Religion Is A Salve For Confusion And

The Intolerant Man Will Not Rely On Persuasion, Or On The Worth Of The Idea. He Would Deny To Others The Very Freedom Of Opinion Or Of Dissent Which He So Stridently Demands For Himself. He Cannot Trust Democracy.

The Essential Humanity Of Men Can Be Protected And Preserved Only Where Government Must Answer, Not Just To The Wealthy, Not Just To Those Of A Particular Religion, Or A Particular Race, But To All Its People.

But Suppose God Is Black? What If We Go To Heaven And We, All Our Lives, Have Treated The Negro As An Inferior, And God Is There, And We Look Up And He Is Not White? What Then Is Our Response?

We Know That If One Man's Rights Are Denied, The Rights Of All Are Endangered.

Religion Is A Salve For Confusion And Misdirection.