The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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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,...

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

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 nations have been so poor as to have but one god. Gods were made...

Few nations have been so poor as to have but one god. Gods were made...

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...

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

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...

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...

And we are called upon to worship such a God; to get upon our knees...

And we are called upon to worship such a God; to get upon our knees...

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

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.

Calvin founded a little theocracy, modeled after the Old Testament, and succeeded in erecting the...

Calvin founded a little theocracy, modeled after the Old Testament, and succeeded in erecting the...

The Old Testament describes the hell of the past, and the New the hell of...

The Old Testament describes the hell of the past, and the New the hell of...

I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where...

I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where...

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...

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...

Sleep is perverse as human nature, Sleep is perverse as a legislature, Sleep is as...

Sleep is perverse as human nature, Sleep is perverse as a legislature, Sleep is as...

Man has a primary property right to his person and his labor.

Man has a primary property right to his person and his labor.

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.