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

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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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.

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

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

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

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...

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what...

What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what...

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone...

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone...

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition