And not only did this great consolidated ecclesiasticism assume to lord it over men's earthly treasures, but they lorded it over men's… — George W Truett Copy Share Image
A state of skepticism and suspense may amuse a few inquisitive minds. But the practice of superstition is so congenial to the… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
I was called before the head matron, a tall woman with a stolid face. She began taking my pedigree. What religion? was… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
There's nobody for me to attack in this matter even with soft and gentle ridicule-and I shouldn't ever think of using a… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
One had better put on gloves before handling the New Testament. The presence of so much filth makes it highly advisable. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Because the bill vests in the said incorporated church an authority to provide for the support of the poor and the education… — James Madison Copy Share Image
It is only by hearsay (by word of mouth passed down from generation to generation) that whole peoples adore the God of… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
I am no Platonist, I am nothing at all; but I would sooner be a Paulician, Manichean, Spinozist, Gentile, Pyrrhonian, Zoroastrian, than… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
There is no intercessor, angel, mediator, between man and God; for man can speak and God hear, each for himself. He requires… — Theodore Parker Copy Share Image
Do people ever reflect, one wonders, that the best way to protect against the penetration of one's secrets by others is to… — George F. Kennan Copy Share Image
The good of the people must be the great purpose of government. By the laws of nature and of reason, the governors… — Denis Diderot Copy Share Image
The minister today preached about death and judgment, and what would become of those who behaved improperly - and somehow it scared… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
It is always to be taken for granted, that those who oppose an equality of rights never mean the exclusion should take… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Orthodox Christians have the habit of claiming all great men, all men who have held important positions, men of reputation, men of… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
I can't believe in the God of my Fathers. If there is one Mind which understands all things, it will comprehend me… — Gerald Kersh Copy Share Image
In our country we ask no toleration for religion and its free exercise, but we claim it as an inalienable right. — Philip Schaff Copy Share Image
People value religion on the basis of cost, and they don't value the cheapest ones the most. Religions that ask nothing get… — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
Damning, with bell, book and candle / Some sinner whose opinions are a scandal. / A rite permitting Satan to enslave him… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
To speak of God, to think of God, is in every respect to show what one is made of. I have always… — Andre Breton Copy Share Image
The ideal of progress, freedom of thought, and the decline of ecclesiastical power go together. — J. B. Bury Copy Share Image
