In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.

I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.

A God who gave his entire time for 40 years to the work of converting...

A God who gave his entire time for 40 years to the work of converting...

The truth shall make you free, but first it shall make you angry.

The truth shall make you free, but first it shall make you angry.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

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...

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.

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...

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to...

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to...

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment...

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment...

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...

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

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

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

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...

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....

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

There are two sides to every argument, unless a person is personally involved, in which...

There are two sides to every argument, unless a person is personally involved, in which...

There is no winning or losing in relationships, it's about being on the same team,...

There is no winning or losing in relationships, it's about being on the same team,...