Few nations have been so poor as to have but one god. Gods were made so easily, and the raw material cost so little, that generally the god market was fairly glutted and heaven crammed with these phantoms.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

Calvin founded a little theocracy, modeled after the Old Testament, and succeeded in erecting the...

Calvin founded a little theocracy, modeled after the Old Testament, and succeeded in erecting the...

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...

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

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.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

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...

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality...

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality...

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

If the people were a little more ignorant, astrology would flourish - if a little...

If the people were a little more ignorant, astrology would flourish - if a little...

In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

I admit that books were voted in and out, and that the Bible was finally...

I admit that books were voted in and out, and that the Bible was finally...

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

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...

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.

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Adding and subtracting was good enough for Eden, but in there fallen state God thought...

Adding and subtracting was good enough for Eden, but in there fallen state God thought...

All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with...

All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with...