Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.

There are a lot of myths which make the human race cruel and barbarous and unkind. Good and Evil, Sin and Crime, Free Will and the like delusions made to excuse God for damning men and to excuse men for crucifying each other.

Each child should be more intelligent than his parents.

I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.

I knew that it is out of the question to have honest, economical government while a few are inordinately rich and the great mass of men are poor. In fact, it is to be doubted if anything really worthwhile can be done until there is a fairer distribution of wealth.

Scopes isn’t on trial; civilization is on trial.

Everything serious that he says is a joke and everything humorous that he says is dead serious.