If when I am libelled I take no notice, the world believes the libel. If I sue, I have to pay about one hundred pounds' costs for the privilege, and gain the smallest coin the country knows for recompense. Charles Bradlaugh More Quotes by Charles Bradlaugh More Quotes From Charles Bradlaugh The ameliorating march of the last few centuries has been initiated by the heretics of each age, though I concede that the men and women denounced and persecuted as infidels by the pious of one century are frequently claimed as saints by the pious of a later generation. Charles Bradlaugh atheism age men Will any one, save the most bigoted, contend, that it is not certain gain to humanity to spread unbelief in the terrible doctrine that eternal torment is the probable fate of the great majority of the human family? Charles Bradlaugh fate atheism humanity God is a spirit. Jesus was led up of the Spirit to be tempted of the Devil; and it is also true that spirits are very likely to lead men to the Devil. Too intimate acquaintance with whisky toddy overnight is often followed by the delirium tremens and blue-devils on the morrow. We advise our readers to eschew alike spirituous and spiritual mixtures. They interfere sadly with sober thinking, and play the Devil with your brains. Charles Bradlaugh spiritual men jesus [That] my body be buried as cheaply as possible and no speeches be permitted at my funeral. Charles Bradlaugh funeral atheism body Idle and meaningless ... a form less solemn to me than the affirmation I would have reverently made. Charles Bradlaugh affirmation atheism form If special honor is claimed for any, then heresy should have it as the truest servitor of human kind. Charles Bradlaugh honor special should-have Probably they had good reason for omitting it. A profane mind might make a jest of an apostle half seas over, and ridicule an apostolic gate-keeper who couldn't keep his head above water. Charles Bradlaugh sea mind water Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech. Charles Bradlaugh censorship-in-books freedom-of-speech abuse The House, being strong, should be generous ... but the constituents have a right to more than generosity.... The law gives me my seat. In the name of the law I ask for it. I regret that my personality overshadows the principles involved in this great struggle; but I would ask those who have touched my life, not knowing it, who have found for me vices which I do not remember in the memory of my life, I would ask them whether all can afford to cast the first stone ... then that, as best judges, they will vacate their own seats, having deprived my constituents of their right here to mine. Charles Bradlaugh regret strong memories Without free speech no search for truth is possible... no discovery of truth is useful. Charles Bradlaugh search free truth-is truth
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