Joseph McCabe

“Every dogma must be challenged, no matter how venerable.”

“The modern world is the child of doubt and inquiry, as the ancient world was the child of fear and faith.”

“There is no heaven, there is no hell; these are the dreams of a fevered brain.”

“The great educator is the plain man, and not the fool.”

“The Church has always been the enemy of progress.”

“Science is the only savior of mankind.”

“The Catholic Church is an institution for the promotion of stupidity.”

“The soul is a myth invented by priests to keep the people in subjection.”

“There is no more evil thing in this world than race prejudice.”

“Reason is the only light, the only guide, in the dark forest of life.”

“Morality is a social product, not a divine command.”

“Agnosticism is a lazy man's atheism.”

“The universe is a vast machine, indifferent to our hopes and fears.”

“The first step to knowledge is the admission of ignorance.”

“Superstition is the poison of the mind.”

“The only true prayer is to work.”

“Ignorance is the mother of devotion.”

“The world is my country, and to do good is my religion.”

“Romance is the perfume of life.”