There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

There is no slavery but ignorance.

There is no slavery but ignorance.

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,...

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...

A good deed is the best prayer

A good deed is the best prayer

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...

Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of...

Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of...

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...

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind

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 careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who...

The careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who...

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.

There will never be a generation of great men until there has been a generation...

There will never be a generation of great men until there has been a generation...

Heresy is what the minority believe, it is the real name given by the powerful...

Heresy is what the minority believe, it is the real name given by the powerful...

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...

He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality...

He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality...

There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the...

There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the...

Many journalists have fallen for the conspiracy theory of government. I do assure you that...

Many journalists have fallen for the conspiracy theory of government. I do assure you that...

The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical...

The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical...