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

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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My creed is that: Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is...

My creed is that: Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is...

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...

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

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,...

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...

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality...

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality...

If all the bones of all the victims of the Catholic Church could be gathered...

If all the bones of all the victims of the Catholic Church could be gathered...

My creed is that; Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is...

My creed is that; Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is...

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

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

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...

If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.

If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

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.

By nature all people are alike, but by education become different

By nature all people are alike, but by education become different

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...

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

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

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

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...

Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.

Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.