Matthew Gregg

“Those who would assail The Book of Mormon should bear in mind that its veracity is no more dubious than the veracity of the Bible, say, or the Qur’an, or the sacred texts of most other religions. The latter texts simply enjoy the considerable advantage of having made their public debut in the shadowy recesses of the ancient past, and are thus much harder to refute.”
― Jon Krakauer, Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

“will learn to live together, cooperate with one another, and recognize the dignity of others, or we will perish. And so the world watches America—the only great power in history made up of people from every corner of the planet, comprising every race and faith and cultural practice—to see if our experiment in democracy can work. To see if we can do what no other nation has ever done. To see if we can actually live up to the meaning of our creed.”
― Barack Obama, A Promised Land

“All religious belief is a function of nonrational faith.”
― Jon Krakauer, Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

“He wins his battles by making no mistakes. Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War by Sun Tzu