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superstition in fashion is always called religion, till the religion becomes out of fashion-then it again changes back into superstition.

— Ernestine Rose

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Human freedom and true democracy are identical.

Speech at the National Convention of the Women’s National Loyal League (1863)

In proportion to power is responsibility.

Address to the First Anniversary of the American Equal Rights Association (1867)

But the Bible, we are told, reveals this great mystery. Where Nature is dumb, and Man ignorant, Revelation speaks in the authoritative voice of prophecy.

A Defence of Atheism (1861)

Each in accordance with her abilities and powers - all for the good of Humanity.

Speech at the Thomas Paine Celebration (1850)

Loyal means to be true to one's highest conviction...If we are loyal to our highest convictions, we need not care how far it may lead. For truth, like water, will find its own level.

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All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

Albert Einstein Moral Decay (1937)

Science and religion are two human enterprises sharing many features.

Freeman Dyson Infinite in All Directions (1988)

The moment the idea is admitted into society, that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.

John Adams A Defence of the Constitutions of Government (1787)

The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

Thomas Babington Macaulay History of England (1849)

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