The doctrine of eternal punishment is in perfect harmony with the savagery of the men who made the orthodox creeds. It is in harmony with torture, with flaying alive, and with burnings.

It is impossible for me to conceive of a character more utterly detestable than that of the Hebrew god.

If all the historic books of the Bible were blotted from the memory of mankind, nothing of value would be lost.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

The church teaches us that we can make God happy by being miserable ourselves.

We rise by lifting others.

Honest investigation is utterly impossible within the pale of any church, for the reason, that if you think the church is right you will not investigate, and if you think it wrong, the church will investigate you.