What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.

Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

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The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

The Bible was written by barbarians in a barbarous, coarse and vulgar age.

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword...

Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.

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

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

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...

Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious...

Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious...

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...

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

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,...

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

We are not accountable for the sins of Adam

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...

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...

Consequences are unpitying.

Consequences are unpitying.

We seek the truth and will endure the consequences.

We seek the truth and will endure the consequences.

Nature is a petrified magic city.

Nature is a petrified magic city.