"Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery."

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Source : Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1182, Library of Alexandria

Robert Green Ingersoll

#Religion Quotes #Atheism Quotes #Reform Quotes

“Only what we have lost forever do we possess forever. Only when we have drunk from the river of darkness can we truly see. Only when our legs have rotted off can we truly dance. As long as there is death, there is hope”
“What we do in New Orleans, man - we party!”
“My concern has always been that people who I portray, or the professions that I portray, are not embarrassed by my portrayal of them.”
“When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so. God is not a divine being or a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life. Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.”
“On the other side of resistance is the flow.”
“I've always had a strange fear of spoons.”
“There is no such thing as a natural puncher. There is a natural aptitude for punching and that is different. Nobody is born the best. You have to practice and train to become the best.”
“I think it is extremely important that the West support this experiment [of Tunisian democracy] with investment, with aid, with symbolic support, not just flows of democracy assistance â€¦If Tunisia canâ€™t make it, what are the prospects for the rest of the Arab world?”

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