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

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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There will never be a generation of great men until there has been a generation...

There will never be a generation of great men until there has been a generation...

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

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...

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.

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

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

A crime against god is a demonstrated impossibility

A crime against god is a demonstrated impossibility

The careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who...

The careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who...

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...

If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be...

If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be...

If the people were a little more ignorant, astrology would flourish - if a little...

If the people were a little more ignorant, astrology would flourish - if a little...

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...

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.

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.

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

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...

Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to...

Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to...

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...

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.