Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people. Michael Palin
History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance of which their civil as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purposes Letter to von Humboldt, 1813. Thomas Jefferson
If the religious leaders have influence, they will not permit girls and boys to wrestle together, as recently happened in Shiraz. Ruhollah Khomeini
The facts are plain: Religious leaders who preside over marriage ceremonies must and will be guided by what they believe. If they do not wish to celebrate marriages for same-sex couples, that is their right. The Supreme Court says so. And the Charter says so. Paul Martin
The actions of all group leaders throughout history have had one common element: altruism - common good of the collective. Religious leaders and the "moral" majority condemn the likes of Hitler, Stalin, etc. but their movements and foundations are alike. Ayn Rand
When religious leaders get involved in elections, it is usually with a reactionary social agenda. Elizabeth Joan Smith