Nothing could be more dangerous to the existence of this Republic than to introduce religion into politics.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and I might...

My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and I might...

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...

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you...

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you...

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...

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...

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he...

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he...

Blasphemy is an epithet bestowed by superstition upon common sense

Blasphemy is an epithet bestowed by superstition upon common sense

A crime against god is a demonstrated impossibility

A crime against god is a demonstrated impossibility

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...

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

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

Religion is one of the phases of thought through which the world is passing

Religion is one of the phases of thought through which the world is passing

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...

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

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...

It is impossible to conceive of a more thoroughly despicable, hateful, and arrogant being, than...

It is impossible to conceive of a more thoroughly despicable, hateful, and arrogant being, than...

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...

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.

If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it...

If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it...

My garden, like my life, seems to me every year to want correction and require...

My garden, like my life, seems to me every year to want correction and require...

And when you journey in the earth, there is no blame on you if you...

And when you journey in the earth, there is no blame on you if you...