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

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.

Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.

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.

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...

If all the bones of all the victims of the Catholic Church could be gathered...

If all the bones of all the victims of the Catholic Church could be gathered...

A crime against god is a demonstrated impossibility

A crime against god is a demonstrated impossibility

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

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...

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

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....

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...

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.

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...

Take from the church the miraculous, the supernatural, the incomprehensible, the unreasonable, the impossible, the...

Take from the church the miraculous, the supernatural, the incomprehensible, the unreasonable, the impossible, the...

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

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...

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...

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...

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.

Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.

If I had learned education I would not have had time to learn anything else.

If I had learned education I would not have had time to learn anything else.