Freethinkers Quotes

9 quotes by 8 authors

• Freethinkers reject faith as a valid tool of knowledge. Faith is the opposite of reason because reason imposes very strict limits on what can be… — Dan Barker
• This huge and terrible industry [the slave trade] was blessed by all churches and for a long time aroused absolutely no religious protest. . .… — Christopher Hitchens
• In view of the tide of religiosity engulfing a once secular republic it is refreshing to be reminded by Freethinkers that free thought and skepticism… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
• It took me years, but letting go of religion has been the most profound wake up of my life. I feel I now look at… — Julia Sweeney
• Freethinkers are generally those who never think at all. — Laurence Sterne
• And so [my brother] Gilbert and I, brought up without a formal religion, remained throughout our lifetimes just what Father was, freethinkers. And, likewise, doubters… — George Seldes
• At one time,' Golenishchev continued, either not observing or not willing to observe that both Anna and Vronsky wanted to speak, 'at one time a… — Leo Tolstoy
• Freethinkers are occasionally thoughtful, though never free. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
• Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges,… — Leo Tolstoy

Who Wrote These Freethinkers Quotes

8 authors contributed a total of 9 Freethinkers Quotes as follows:

• 2 Freethinkers Quotes by Leo Tolstoy
• 1 Freethinkers Quote by Dan Barker
• 1 Freethinkers Quote by Christopher Hitchens
• 1 Freethinkers Quote by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
• 1 Freethinkers Quote by Julia Sweeney
• 1 Freethinkers Quote by Laurence Sterne
• 1 Freethinkers Quote by George Seldes
• 1 Freethinkers Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton