“No institution of learning of Ingersoll 's day had courage enough to confer upon him an honorary degree; not only for his own intellectual accomplishments, but also for his influence upon the minds of the learned men and women of… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“You are to make up your mind whether it is to be God or man. Whether you are to be free or a slave. Whether it is to be progress or stagnation. As long as man loves a phantom in… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“Unless death is made a lesson for the living, the life lived is wasted. Why should life come into existence only to be destroyed?… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“When Dr. James Young Simpson sought to apply anesthesia to a woman in childbirth, the clergymen of his day foamed at the mouth and… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“If you do not want to stop the wheels of progress; if you do not want to go back to the Dark Ages; if… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“The history of man proves that religion perverts man's concept of life and the universe, and has made him a cringing coward before the… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“It is now established by verifiable evidence that religion stultifies the brain and is the great obstacle in the path of intellectual progress. The… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“It is inconceivable that any form of intelligence would waste so much time and effort to make such an inferior piece of life—with all… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“The Biblical writers not only had no knowledge of these things, but they had a perverted concept of life and the universe. Their concept… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“Many ask what difference does it make whether man believes in a God or not. It makes a big difference. It makes all the… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“It was because 'in 1776 our fathers retired the gods from politics.' The basic principle of the American Republic is the freedom of man… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“We not only do not believe that man is punished for his 'sins,' but emphatically state that there is no such thing as sin.… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“It is because of the Biblical curse on man's search for knowledge, which has so paralyzed his mind during the past ages, and its… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“And what hypocrisy it is on the part of our Government to have the Bible in our courts of law for the culprit to… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“ Ingersoll could not understand the mind of those who, once having been told the truth, preferred to remain under the spell of superstition… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“If you do not want to stop the wheels of progress; if you do not want to go back to the Dark Ages; if… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
