"The more man clings to religion, the more he believes. The more he believes, the less he knows. The less he knows, the more stupid he is. The more stupid, the easier he can be governed! The easier to govern, the better he may be exploited. The more exploited, the poorer he gets. The poorer he gets, the richer and mightier the domineering classes get, the more riches and power they amass, the heavier their yoke upon the neck of the people." - Johann Most
"All it requires for the forces of evil, bigotry, superstition and ignorance to keep their grip on the minds of the people is that good men and women continue to do nothing." - After Voltaire
"Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst; every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in, but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks to pursue us into eternity." - Thomas Paine
"The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, it has no place in the endeavor of science." - Carl Sagan
"It is only possible in one person's lifetime to read this many books... The trick is to read the right books." - Carl Sagan
"If you want to make someone angry, tell him a lie. If you want to make him furious, tell him the truth. - Arthur Schopenhauer
"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for
people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
-Noam Chomsky
"Believe nothing. No matter where you read it, or who said it, even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." - Buddha
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