035: Thomas Paine

“Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.” —Thomas Paine
“Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.” —Thomas Paine

Believe it!

034: Robert Ingersoll

“God so loved the world that he made up his mind to damn a large majority of the human race.” —Robert Ingersoll
“God so loved the world that he made up his mind to damn a large majority of the human race.” —Robert Ingersoll

Where “a large majority” means everyone who ever existed.

033: Emily Dickinson

“Parting is all we know of heaven and all we need of hell.” —Emily Dickinson
“Parting is all we know of heaven and all we need of hell.” —Emily Dickinson

Yet there is no life without it.