What has religion to do with facts? Nothing

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Topics: Religion Quotes

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.

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

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

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to...

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to...

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

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...

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...

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...

My principal objections to orthodox religion are two - slavery here and hell hereafter

My principal objections to orthodox religion are two - slavery here and hell hereafter

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...

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

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.