He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality on the bench, tyranny on the throne; and with a splendid courage he espoused the cause of the weak against the strong

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Topics: Hypocrisy Quotes, Injustice Quotes, Tyranny Quotes

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

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 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.

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

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

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

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.

Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven,...

Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven,...

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...

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...

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.

Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

The careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who...

The careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who...

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....

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their...

The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their...

I greet you. Not quite as the world sends greetings, but with profound esteem and...

I greet you. Not quite as the world sends greetings, but with profound esteem and...