The word heretic ought to be a term of honour.

I cannot follow you Christians; for you try to crawl through your life upon your knees, while I stride through mine on my feet.

The abuse dies in a day; but the denial slays the life of the people and entombs the hope of the race.

Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful.

I do not deny "God", because that word conveys to me no idea, and I cannot deny that which presents to me no distinct affirmation, and of which the would-be affirmer has no conception.

Atheist, without God, I look to humankind for sympathy, for love, for hope, for effort, for aid.

Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.

I know not what you mean by God; the word God is to me a sound conveying no clear or distinct affirmation.

There is a court to which I shall appeal: the court of public opinion.

Is it not gain to have diminished the faith that it was the duty of the wretched and the miserable to be content with the lot in life which providence had awarded them?

A mere society form of Atheism.

Be willing to be sneered at than to be approved, counting the cross of Christ greater riches than all the treasures of Washington, London, Paris, or Moscow.

The day of birth is a miraculous day.

A man without fear, is a man I strive to be.

Writers aren't exactly people, they're a bunch of people trying to be one person.

Given a decent start any girl can beat a man nowadays.

In compassionate men, severity is a virtue.

During the past few years I have led a sometimes hard battle for German foreign policy.

Sixty years ago this week Hitler invaded Poland. This led to the creation of The History Channel.

We both followed our hearts and had no choice but to hurt each other deeply.

The most dangerous people are always clever, compelling, and charismatic.