I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they…

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A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders....

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders....

Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his...

Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his...

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.

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

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...

My principal objections to orthodox religion are two - slavery here and hell hereafter

My principal objections to orthodox religion are two - slavery here and hell hereafter

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

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.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

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...

If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.

If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you...

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you...

The Old Testament describes the hell of the past, and the New the hell of...

The Old Testament describes the hell of the past, and the New the hell of...

My creed is that; Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is...

My creed is that; Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is...

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

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...

Men define intelligence, men define usefulness, men tell us what is beautiful, men even tell...

Men define intelligence, men define usefulness, men tell us what is beautiful, men even tell...

Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant intelligence.

Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant intelligence.

I certainly think that when I flick through all the magazines at the hairdresser's I...

I certainly think that when I flick through all the magazines at the hairdresser's I...