“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.” —Monty Python’s Flying Circus” — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
“No one ever expects vaginal arthritis. (Or the Spanish Inquisition).” — Jenny Lawson Copy Share Image
“Her hair was pulled back so severely, it would have won approval from the Spanish Inquisition as a method of torture.” — Will Thomas Copy Share Image
“My dear young lady, when you are in love, and jealous, and have been flogged by the Inquisition, there's no knowing what… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“No offense against moral order was too trivial to escape the attention of the Spanish Inquisition.” — Jonathan Kirsch Copy Share Image
“Believe me,' [...] 'I would know about it. That's the difference between me and your girlfriend. I am the jealous type. I… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
“pro scienta atque sapienta-Latin- for science and wisdom It's a Darwinian popularity contest. at all times, the question on everyone's mind is,… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise, fear and surprise; two chief weapons, fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency!… — Graham Chapman Copy Share Image
This was a good example of the fascist policing of public discourse in this country by nominal liberals who have become as… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
“Whatever sins Christians engaged in the past, and they were extensive, the fact is that the most humane and decent countries in… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
“Black_Venus: Here it goes: Curious mosaic Continental drift Parabolic metaphor Elemental rift Time and transposition Conscious intermission Assertion? Desertion -- Black_Venus: That's… — Julie Anne Peters Copy Share Image
“Both defenders and opponents of the Inquisition have often accepted without question the image of an omniscient, omnipotent tribunal whose fingers reached… — Henry Kamen Copy Share Image
“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise... surprise and fear... fear and surprise... Our two weapons are fear and… — Monty Python Copy Share Image
“I can’t be the only one. There have to be other people out there who see the Mr. Twister mascot for what… — Jessica Martinez Copy Share Image
“Mennonites formed themselves in Holland five hundred years ago after a man named Menno Simons became so moved by hearing Anabaptist prisoners… — Miriam Toews Copy Share Image
“But, alas, nobody anticipated the United States Department of Homeland Security.” — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella created the Spanish Inquisition in 1480 primarily to deal with rumors of Judaizing by conversos.” — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. — Graham Chapman Copy Share Image
“Indeed, the greatest single innovation of the Spanish Inquisition was to turn heresy from a thought-crime into a blood-crime...” — Jonathan Kirsch Copy Share Image
It was like a page torn from a history book, from some historical novel about the captivity of babylon or Spanish Inquisition. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I believe that one day the world will judge the witch hunt against homosexuals just as harshly as it judges the Spanish… — Mae West Copy Share Image
We've got jihadists. That doesn't mean that all Muslims are problems with respect to terrorism, but there is something going on here.… — James Woolsey Copy Share Image
“King Ferdinand, who was himself partly descended from Jewish stock8 consulted the bishops. The bishops’ solution took even the Old Christians by… — Harry Freedman Copy Share Image
“That sort of thing doesn't happen any more," reiterated Wensleydale, the rational thinking person. "'Cos we invented Science and all the vicars… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
It was a perfectly normal gerbil. It appeared to be living in an exciting construction of cylinders, spheres and treadmills, such as… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
After Galileo was convicted (for heresy by the Spanish Inquisition) for his theory that the Earth revolved around the sun, ... he… — Junichiro Koizumi Copy Share Image
The decent moderation of today will be the least of human things tomorrow. At the time of the Spanish Inquisition, the opinion… — Maurice Maeterlinck Copy Share Image
If you were to do the world championship of victimhood in modern times, then the finals would probably be between Jews and… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
Socialism" is no more an evil word than "Christianity." Socialism no more prescribed Joseph Stalin and his secret police and shuttered churches… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
... when the Spaniards persecuted heretics they may have been crude, but they were not being unreasonable or unpractical. They were at… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
“Why didn't you call?" Taylor asked. "I did. No one answered." Roo bent to refill her handbag. Ah. "So how were going… — Barbara Elsborg Copy Share Image
“The History Teacher Trying to protect his students' innocence he told them the Ice Age was really just the Chilly Age, a… — Billy Collins Copy Share Image
“Does this mean you’re going to make love to me tonight, Christian?” Holy shit. Did I just say that? His mouth drops… — E.L. James Copy Share Image
“I believe that the very act of believing in something causes us to distance ourselves from that thing, thus a duality is… — Chuck Lorre Copy Share Image
“If Laura was so prolific with poems, and in truth she was, then what was the problem with Megan’s request? Couldn’t Laura,… — L.L. Barkat Copy Share Image
“has your sister already gone, then, Stan?” Stanley’s eyelids fluttered. “We must get on,” he said, taking hold of my arm. “Miss… — Judith Kinghorn Copy Share Image
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