Atheist, without God, I look to humankind for sympathy, for love, for hope, for effort, for aid.

A mere society form of Atheism.

A ground frequently taken by Christian theologians is that the progress and civilization of the world are due to Christianity; and the discussion is complicated by the fact that many eminent servants of humanity have been nominal Christians, of one or other of the sects. My allegation will be that the special services rendered to human progress by these exceptional men have not been in consequence of their adhesion to Christianity, but in spite of it, and that the specific points of advantage to human kind have been in ratio of their direct opposition to precise Biblical enactments.

Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.

Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful.

Atheist, without God, I look to humankind for sympathy, for love, for hope, for effort, for aid.

I cannot follow you Christians; for you try to crawl through your life upon your knees, while I stride through mine on my feet.