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

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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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...

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

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...

If all the bones of all the victims of the Catholic Church could be gathered...

If all the bones of all the victims of the Catholic Church could be gathered...

It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had the individuality enough...

It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had the individuality enough...

What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what...

What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what...

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.

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

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...

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 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.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment...

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment...

Love is the only bow of life's dark cloud. It is the Morning and Evening...

Love is the only bow of life's dark cloud. It is the Morning and Evening...

The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down.

The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down.

There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the...

There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the...

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

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

Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences...

Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences...

We seek the truth and will endure the consequences.

We seek the truth and will endure the consequences.

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.