“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”
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“The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.”
― Under Western Eyes
― Under Western Eyes
“The science, the art, the jurisprudence, the chief political and social theories, of the modern world have grown out of Greece and Rome—not by favour of, but in the teeth of, the fundamental teachings of early Christianity, to which science, art, and any serious occupation with the things of this world were alike despicable.”
― Agnosticism and Christianity and Other Essays
― Agnosticism and Christianity and Other Essays
“Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.”
― A Mencken Chrestomathy
― A Mencken Chrestomathy
“The only thing that scares me more than space aliens is the idea that there aren't any space aliens. We can't be the best that creation has to offer. I pray we're not all there is. If so, we're in big trouble.”
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