If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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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

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...

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

No day can be so sacred but that the laugh of a little child will...

No day can be so sacred but that the laugh of a little child will...

Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

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

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

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 is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

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...

Take from the church the miraculous, the supernatural, the incomprehensible, the unreasonable, the impossible, the...

Take from the church the miraculous, the supernatural, the incomprehensible, the unreasonable, the impossible, the...

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...

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

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

He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality...

He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality...

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...

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

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...

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind,...

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind,...

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...

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.