Secularism Quotes

This page collects secularism quotes that compare different national approaches, from India's framing of secularism as 'justice to all, appeasement to none' to French laicite and its more antagonistic relationship with religion. One line notes secularism is the most misused word in the country, pointing to how contested the term remains. Together the quotes show secularism as a live political and cultural debate.

These secularism quotes compare national approaches to faith and state, a theme echoed in Challenge. Both explore contested ideas that shape society.


For more on tension between belief systems, see Aggressive and Antagonistic, which touch on conflict over ideology.