If all the bones of all the victims of the Catholic Church could be gathered together, a monument higher than all the pyramids would rise

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

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...

A good deed is the best prayer

A good deed is the best prayer

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.

It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of...

It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of...

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...

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...

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

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...

Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious...

Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious...

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he...

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he...

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you...

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you...

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

My principal objections to orthodox religion are two - slavery here and hell hereafter

My principal objections to orthodox religion are two - slavery here and hell hereafter

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...

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

I have always felt that laughter in the face of reality is probably the finest...

I have always felt that laughter in the face of reality is probably the finest...