There is no slavery but ignorance.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Topics: Ignorance Quotes, Slavery Quotes

The great religious historian, Eusebius, ingenuously remarks that in his history he carefully omitted whatever...

The great religious historian, Eusebius, ingenuously remarks that in his history he carefully omitted whatever...

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.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

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,...

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

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

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.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

I admit that books were voted in and out, and that the Bible was finally...

I admit that books were voted in and out, and that the Bible was finally...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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 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...

Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come...

Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come...

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor...

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor...

The truth shall make you free, but first it shall make you angry.

The truth shall make you free, but first it shall make you angry.

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...

The fickleness of the women whom I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy...

The fickleness of the women whom I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy...

Most women are one man away from welfare.

Most women are one man away from welfare.