Jonathan Sacks Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion's imminent demise.”

“The royals - all of them, especially Prince Philip and Prince Charles - have done outstanding work with the faith communities.”

“I see in the rising crescendo of ethnic tensions, civilization clashes and the use of religious justification for acts of terror, a clear and present danger to humanity.”

“I do not want to suggest that you have to be religious to be moral.”

“I think our people in Britain have a normative expectation of ethical conduct.”

“In virtually every Western society in the 1960s there was a moral revolution, an abandonment of its entire traditional ethic of self-restraint.”

“Islamophobia is a complex phenomenon.”

“Europe is dying. That is one of the unsayable truths of our time. We are undergoing the moral equivalent of climate change and no one is talking about it.”

“Europe today is the most secular region in the world. Europe is the only region in the world experiencing population decline. Wherever you turn today the more religious the community, the larger on average are their families.”

“We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been a major force in shaping England into such a tolerant society.”