Religious beliefs Holt has been described as an "apathetic agnostic". He was baptised Anglican, attended Methodist schools, and married with Presbyterian forms, but neither he nor his wife had any interest in religion. His lack of religiosity apparently had little impact on his political prospects, and was not generally remarked upon.Williams (2013), p. 141. Alick Downer believed that Holt's thoughts "lay in this world not the next".Williams (2013), p. 144. According to his friend Simon Warrender, he "was an agnostic whose raison d'être was dedication to his career".Frame (2005), p. 266. Holt had a reputation as something of a fatalist, and frequently quoted from Andrew Marvell's carpe diem poem "To His Coy Mistress".Williams (2013), p. 143. He was also fond of Rudyard Kipling's poem "If—", which Warrender said he used as a "guiding light in his political and private life".
Religious beliefs Holt has been described as an "apathetic agnostic". He was baptised Anglican, attended Methodist schools, and married with Presbyterian forms, but neither he nor his wife had any interest in religion. His lack of religiosity apparently had little impact on his political prospects, and was not generally remarked upon.Williams (2013), p. 141. Alick Downer believed that Holt's thoughts "lay in this world not the next".Williams (2013), p. 144. According to his friend Simon Warrender, he "was an agnostic whose raison d'être was dedication to his career".Frame (2005), p. 266. Holt had a reputation as something of a fatalist, and frequently quoted from Andrew Marvell's carpe diem poem "To His Coy Mistress".Williams (2013), p. 143. He was also fond of Rudyard Kipling's poem "If—", which Warrender said he used as a "guiding light in his political and private life".