And we are called upon to worship such a God; to get upon our knees and tell him that he is good, that he is merciful, that he is just, that he is love

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Topics: God Quotes

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.

I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.

I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

No day can be so sacred but that the laugh of a little child will...

No day can be so sacred but that the laugh of a little child will...

A God who gave his entire time for 40 years to the work of converting...

A God who gave his entire time for 40 years to the work of converting...

Every pulpit is a pillory, in which stands a hired culprit, defending the justice of...

Every pulpit is a pillory, in which stands a hired culprit, defending the justice of...

My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and I might...

My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and I might...

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 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...

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

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

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....

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality...

He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality...

Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword...

Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword...

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

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...

Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present.

Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present.

Intellectual honesty is the quality that the public in free countries always has expected of...

Intellectual honesty is the quality that the public in free countries always has expected of...

If triangles had a God, He'd have three sides.

If triangles had a God, He'd have three sides.