Men are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when they oppose it.

Men are strong only so long as they represent a strong idea. They become powerless when they oppose it.

Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another

In so doing, the idea forces itself upon him that religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis, and he is optimistic enough to suppose that mankind will surmount this neurotic phase, just as so many children grow out of their similar neurosis.

The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious belief

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.