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

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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The great religious historian, Eusebius, ingenuously remarks that in his history he carefully omitted whatever...

The great religious historian, Eusebius, ingenuously remarks that in his history he carefully omitted whatever...

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...

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...

In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.

In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.

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

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

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders....

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders....

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...

There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the...

There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the...

Blasphemy is an epithet bestowed by superstition upon common sense

Blasphemy is an epithet bestowed by superstition upon common sense

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

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

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...

The more liberty you give away the more you will have.

The more liberty you give away the more you will have.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

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...

Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his...

Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his...

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...

A government-supported artist is an incompetent whore! Robert A.

A government-supported artist is an incompetent whore! Robert A.

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.