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

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

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

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...

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

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.

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...

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

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 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.

Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.

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 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.

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...

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor...

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor...

My arms have mutinied against me brutes! My fingers fidget like ten idle brats, My...

My arms have mutinied against me brutes! My fingers fidget like ten idle brats, My...

They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death...

They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death...