The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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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

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...

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...

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

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...

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

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

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

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.

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.

Few rich men own their property; their property owns them.

Few rich men own their property; their property owns them.

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...

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

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...

I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me....

I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me....

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...

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind,...

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind,...

The more liberty you give away the more you will have.

The more liberty you give away the more you will have.

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.