If a man wishes to have God recognized in the constitution of our country, let him read the history of the Inquisition, and let him remember that hundreds of millions of men, women, and children have been sacrificed to placate the wrath, or win the approbation of this god.

To the wise man, to the wise nation, the mistakes of the past are the torches of the present.

As long as every question is answered by the word "God," scientific inquiry is simply impossible.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

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

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.

To destroy guide-boards that point in the wrong direction . . . to drive the fiend of fear from the mind . . . is the task of the Freethinker.