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> [Still, even the most admirable of atheists is nothing more than a moral parasite, living his life based on borrowed ethics. This is why, when pressed, the atheist will often attempt to hide his lack of conviction in his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/still-even-the-most-admirable-of-atheists-is-nothing-more-than-a/)

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## More by Theodore Beale

> [Modern American liberalism is nothing but the socialism too stupid to recognize itself in the mirror.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/modern-american-liberalism-is-nothing-but-the-socialism-too-stupid-to/)

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> [The United States has been utilizing what may prove to be the most historically inept strategy in the entire history of warfare, in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/the-united-states-has-been-utilizing-what-may-prove-to-be-the-most/)

[Theodore Beale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-beale/)

> [What college boils down to is a brand name stamped on the graduate for the benefit of corporate consumers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/what-college-boils-down-to-is-a-brand-name-stamped-on-the-graduate/)

[Theodore Beale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-beale/)

> [Still, even the most admirable of atheists is nothing more than a moral parasite, living his life based on borrowed ethics. This is why,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/still-even-the-most-admirable-of-atheists-is-nothing-more-than-a/)

[Theodore Beale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-beale/)

> [The butcher seldom sees much interest in allowing the herd to be armed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/the-butcher-seldom-sees-much-interest-in-allowing-the-herd-to-be-armed/)

[Theodore Beale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-beale/)

> [The French - cheese-eating surrender monkeys. The Germans - schnitzel snarfing stormtrooper spawn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/the-french-cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys-the-germans-schnitzel/)

[Theodore Beale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-beale/)

> [There is only one way to receive intellectual respect, and that is to earn it. A degree doesn't mean anything, as there are too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/there-is-only-one-way-to-receive-intellectual-respect-and-that-is-to/)

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> [Communism is what happens when atheism meets bureaucracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/communism-is-what-happens-when-atheism-meets-bureaucracy/)

[Theodore Beale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-beale/)

> [The span of a man is three score and 10, or thereabouts. As most Americans are not especially keen on availing themselves of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/the-span-of-a-man-is-three-score-and-10-or-thereabouts-as-most/)

[Theodore Beale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-beale/)

> [In light of the strong correlation between female education and demographic decline, a purely empirical perspective on Malala Yousafzai, the poster girl for global…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/in-light-of-the-strong-correlation-between-female-education-and/)

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