The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself.

Every flower about a house certifies to the refinement of somebody. Every vine climbing and blossoming tells of love and joy

If cathedrals had been universities If dungeons of the Inquisition had been laboratories If Christians had believed in character instead of creed If they had taken from the bible only that which is GOOD and thrown away the wicked and absurd If temple domes had been observatories If priests had been philosophers If missionaries had taught useful arts instead of bible lore If astrology had been astronomy If the black arts had been chemistry If superstition had been science If religion had been humanity The world then would be a heaven filled with love, and liberty and joy

This crime called blasphemy was invented by priests for the purpose of defending doctrines not able to take care of themselves.

The emblem of equal rights. It means free hands, free lips, self- government, and the sovereignty of the individual.

The Old Testament filled this world with tyranny and injustice, and the New gives us a future filled with pain for nearly all of the sons of men. The Old Testament describes the hell of the past, and the New the hell of the future.

The more a man knows, the more willing he is to learn-the less a man knows, the more positive he is that he knows everything.