"The ameliorating march of the last few centuries has been initiated by the heretics of each age, though I concede that the men and women denounced and persecuted as infidels by the pious of one century are frequently claimed as saints by the pious of a later generation."

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Source : Charles Bradlaugh (1889). “Theological Essays”, p.119, Library of Alexandria

Charles Bradlaugh

#Men Quotes #Atheism Quotes #Age Quotes

“Banning someone for wanting to ban others is an inappropriate response.”

Source : Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The writer's duty is to keep on writing.”

Source : William Styron (2015). “My Generation: Collected Nonfiction”, p.417, Random House
“I think that sometimes when they see me in a movie they expect me to be something nasty. I mean, I play a lot of villains and you show up and they think maybe... That's why it's good to defy expectations sometimes.”
“Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service.”
“Approving some religious claims while deeming others unworthy of accommodation could be 'perceived as favoring one religion over another,' the very 'risk the [Constitution's] Establishment Clause was designed to preclude.”
“There can be no such thing as 'fairness in taxation.' Taxation is nothing but organized theft, and the concept of a 'fair tax' is therefore every bit as absurd as that of 'fair theft.'”
“Water the root to enjoy the fruit.”
“Music shouldn't be based around money or politics. Music should be a bunch of people that really do great songs together doing them together for the pursuit of having a good time.”

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