"The politer the society, the greater the lies…" — Lincoln Steffens

The politer the society, the greater the lies it requires. - Lincoln Steffens

"The politer the society, the greater the lies it requires."

— Lincoln Steffens

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52 Quotes by Lincoln Steffens

Lincoln Steffens has 52 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Somebody must take a chance. There are monkeys who became men, and the monkeys who didn't are still jumping around…
In science, probably ninety-nine percent of the knowable has to be discovered. We know only a few streaks about astronomy.…
Nothing is done. Everything in the world remains to be done or done over. The greatest picture is not yet…
First in violence, deepest in dirt, lawless, unlovely, ill-smelling, irreverent, new; an overgrown gawk of a - village, the "tough"…
Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago.
Care like hell! Sit around the bars and drink, and pose, and pretend, all you want to, but in reality,…
I have seen the future, and it works.
So youve been over into Russia? said Bernard Baruch, and I answered very literally, I have been over into the…
The unknown is the province of the student; it is the field for his lifes adventure, and it is a…
My father made with me one serious mistake which I see parents about me making. He got himself somehow into…
Nothing is done. Everything in the world remains to be done or done over.
Power is what men seek, and any group that gets it will abuse it. It is the same story.

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More Atheism Quotes

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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from… — Aristotle
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism. — Mary Astell
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon
Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. — Francis Bacon
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal… — Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased… — Francis Bacon
You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God. — Tammy Faye Bakker
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery,… — Mikhail Bakunin
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the… — Douglas Adams
Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves. — Brigitte Bardot
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. — Edward Abbey

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