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

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...

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

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...

It is impossible to conceive of a more thoroughly despicable, hateful, and arrogant being, than...

It is impossible to conceive of a more thoroughly despicable, hateful, and arrogant being, than...

I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where...

I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where...

And we are called upon to worship such a God; to get upon our knees...

And we are called upon to worship such a God; to get upon our knees...

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

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

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,...

Religion is one of the phases of thought through which the world is passing

Religion is one of the phases of thought through which the world is passing

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone...

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone...

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...

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

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

Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of...

Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of...

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.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

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.

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,...

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...

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...