Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword of power, and the priceless fruit of all ages will turn to ashes on the lips of men

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Topics: Church Quotes

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

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...

There will never be a generation of great men until there has been a generation...

There will never be a generation of great men until there has been a generation...

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.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come...

Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come...

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.

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

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

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...

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....

I suppose it can be truthfully said that Hope is the only universal liar who...

I suppose it can be truthfully said that Hope is the only universal liar who...

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

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....

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...

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...

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...

By nature all people are alike, but by education become different

By nature all people are alike, but by education become different

She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the...

She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the...

An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to...

An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to...