Few rich men own their property; their property owns them.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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Religion is one of the phases of thought through which the world is passing

Religion is one of the phases of thought through which the world is passing

Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven,...

Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven,...

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me....

I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me....

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

The great religious historian, Eusebius, ingenuously remarks that in his history he carefully omitted whatever...

The great religious historian, Eusebius, ingenuously remarks that in his history he carefully omitted whatever...

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of...

It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of...

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

Nothing could be more dangerous to the existence of this Republic than to introduce religion...

Nothing could be more dangerous to the existence of this Republic than to introduce religion...

In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.

In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and...

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and...

Age after age, the strong have trampled upon the weak; the crafty and heartless have...

Age after age, the strong have trampled upon the weak; the crafty and heartless have...

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

Take from the church the miraculous, the supernatural, the incomprehensible, the unreasonable, the impossible, the...

Take from the church the miraculous, the supernatural, the incomprehensible, the unreasonable, the impossible, the...

Heresy is what the minority believe, it is the real name given by the powerful...

Heresy is what the minority believe, it is the real name given by the powerful...

Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.

Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin