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It is Hell, of course, that makes priests powerful, not Heaven, for after thousands of years of so-called civilization fear remains the…
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There is, in fact, nothing about religious opinions that entitles them to any more respect than other opinions get. On the contrary,…
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A man full of faith is simply one who has lost the capacity for clear and realistic thought.
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When I die, I shall be content to vanish into nothingness.... No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever I do…
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Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in their readiness to doubt.
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A politician normally prospers under democracy in proportion ... as he excels in the invention of imaginary perils and imaginary defenses against…
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One of the things that makes a Negro unpleasant to white folk is the fact that he suffers from their injustice. He…
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When fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
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