The great religious historian, Eusebius, ingenuously remarks that in his history he carefully omitted whatever tended to discredit the church, and that he piously magnified all that conduced to her glory

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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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.

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.

I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.

I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.

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...

Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven,...

Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven,...

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

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...

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...

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

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...

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 undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

I believe in God... just in case. It's like there's some list somewhere and you...

I believe in God... just in case. It's like there's some list somewhere and you...

Atheist: A person who believes in one less god than you do

Atheist: A person who believes in one less god than you do

He paints for the blind, and we are the blind, and he lets us see...

He paints for the blind, and we are the blind, and he lets us see...

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing...

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing...