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NapoleonJesus Christ was the greatest republican.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Will DurantFundamentalism is the triumph of Paul over Christ.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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Louis ScutenaireThe fact that Christians exist is a proof that God does not exist.

—  Louis Scutenaire, 1905-1987, Belgian surrealist & anarchist

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Friedrich NietzscheTwo great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Julian the ApostateYou have won, O Galilean.

—  Julian the Apostate, 331-363 AD, Roman emperor

     (his last words dying after the battle in Maranga against Persians)

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Will DurantIn Constantinople, more Christians were slaughtered by Christians in the years 342-343 than by all the persecutions by pagans in the history of Rome.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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George Bernard ShawNo man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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André MalrauxIf you think about it, Christ is the only truly successful anarchist.

—  André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman

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Saint AugustineIf you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.

—  Saint Augustine, 354-430, Christian theologian & philosopher

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Will DurantChristianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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Aleister CrowleyI did not hate God or Christ, but merely the God and Christ of the people whom I hated.

—  Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist,

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Mahatma GandhiI like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.

—  Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader of independence

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Thomas PaineChristianity is the strangest religion ever set up, for it committed a murder upon Jesus in order to redeem mankind from the sin of eating an apple.

—  Thomas Paine, 1737-1809, English-American writer

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Thomas PaineIt is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God, that the Bible describes.

—  Thomas Paine, 1737-1809, English-American writer

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Karl KrausChristianity has enriched the erotic meal with the appetizer of curiosity and the dessert of remorse.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Will DurantPaul created a theology of which none but the vaguest warrants can be found in the words of Christ.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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Friedrich NietzscheChristianity is a metaphysics of the hangman.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Aleister CrowleyOne would go mad if one took the Bible seriously; but to take it seriously one must be already mad.

—  Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist,

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Friedrich NietzscheWhat is now decisive against Christianity is our taste, no longer our reasons.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Friedrich NietzscheIn Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Friedrich NietzscheThe very word “Christianity” is a misunderstanding — in truth, there was only one Christian, and he died on the cross.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Will DurantThe form of Christianity that developed in Europe and later spread to America and the rest of the world was the last great creation of the ancient pagan world.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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Gore VidalModern Christianity is a encyclopaedia of traditional superstition.

—  Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer

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Maurice ChapelanAbove all, fear the judgment of those who judge you in the name of Him who said: “Judge not, that ye be not judged”.

—  Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist

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Ernest RenanAll history is incomprehensible without Christ.

—  Ernest Renan, 1823-1892, French philosopher & historian

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Søren KierkegaardAnd this is one of the most crucial definitions for the whole of Christianity; that the opposite of sin is not virtue but faith.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

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Edward GibbonIn discussing Barbarism and Christianity I have actually been discussing the Fall of Rome.

—  Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794, English historian

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Alain de BenoistThe Christianization of Europe, the integration of Christianity into the European mental system, was the most disastrous event in all of history to date - catastrophe in the true sense of the word.

—  Alain de Benoist, 1943-, French philosopher

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George SantayanaThe idea of Christ is much older than Christianity.

—  George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher

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George Bernard ShawThe word morality, if we met it in the Bible, would surprise us as much as the word telephone or motor car.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Saint AugustineI have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are very wise and very beautiful; but I never read in either of them, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden.”

—  Saint Augustine, 354-430, Christian theologian & philosopher

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Georg Christoph LichtenbergThere were honest people long before there were Christians and there are, God be praised, still honest people where there are no Christians.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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Sigmund FreudThe Mosaic religion had been a Father religion; Christianity became a Son religion. The old God, the Father, took second place; Christ, the Son, stood in His stead, just as in those dark times every son had longed to do.

—  Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis

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Lord ByronI have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned.

—  Lord Byron, 1788-1824, British poet

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Victor HugoThe French Revolution was the most important step for mankind since the advent of Jesus Christ.

—  Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer

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George SantayanaThe Bible is literature, not dogma.

—  George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher

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Peter DruckerThe first organization structure in the modern West was laid down in the canon law of the Catholic Church eight hundred years ago.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Friedrich von SchlegelThe essential point of view of Christianity is sin.

—  Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772-1829, German writer

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Saint Thomas AquinasIn Hebrew, His name is Jesus, in Greek, Soter, in Latin, Salvator; but men say Christus in Greek, Messias in Hebrew, Unctus in Latin, that is, King and Priest.

—  Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274, Italian Dominican friar & philosopher

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TertullianWhat has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

—  Tertullian, 155-240 AD, Berber-Roman Christian author

     (was against Greek philosophy)

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ErasmusMost Christians are superstitious rather than pious, and except for the name of Christ differ hardly at all from superstitious pagans.

—  Erasmus, 1469-1536, Dutch humanist

Bertrand RussellSo far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Bertrand RussellPlotinus is both an end and a beginning: an end as regards the Greeks, a beginning as regards Christendom.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Ambrose BierceChristian, n. One who follows the teachings of Christ so long as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

Rudyard KiplingIt takes a great deal of Christianity to wipe out uncivilized Eastern instincts, such as falling in love at first sight.

—  Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936, English writer, Nobel 1907

Anatole FranceChristianity has done a lot for love by making it a sin.

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

Joseph De MaistreChristianity in the early days was an initiation where one revealed a true divine magic.

—  Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher

Joseph De MaistreChristianity was preached by the ignorant and believed by the learned. And in this way is like no other thing.

—  Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher

Henry MillerNo life in the whole history of man has been so misinterpreted, so woefully misunderstood as Christ's.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Ernest RenanIt is through Christianity that Judaism has really conquered the world. Christianity is the masterpiece of Judaism.

—  Ernest Renan, 1823-1892, French philosopher & historian

Søren KierkegaardChristianity demands the crucifixion of the intellect.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Søren KierkegaardThe Bible is God's love letter to us.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Robert HeinleinThe Bible is such a gargantuan collection of conflicting values that anyone can prove anything from it.

—  Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer

Robert HeinleinAnyone who can worship a trinity and insist that his religion is a monotheism can believe anything.

—  Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer

TertullianChristians are made, not born.

Fiunt non nascuntur Christiani.

—  Tertullian, 155-240 AD, Berber-Roman Christian author

TertullianGod the Father is a deep root; the Son is the shoot that breaks into the world; the Spirit spreads the beauty and fragrance.

—  Tertullian, 155-240 AD, Berber-Roman Christian author

TertullianArguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.

—  Tertullian, 155-240 AD, Berber-Roman Christian author

TertullianThe blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.

—  Tertullian, 155-240 AD, Berber-Roman Christian author

Simone WeilThe Christian is a bad pagan, converted by a bad Jew.

—  Simone Weil, 1909-1943, French philosopher

Bertrand RussellThere is one very serious defect to my mind in Christ's moral character, and that is that He believed in hell. I do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Nicolas Gomez DavilaPaganism is the other Old Testament of the Church.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Funny Quotes

Mark TwainIf Christ were here, there is one thing he would not be—a Christian.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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Woody AllenI was walking through the woods, thinking about Christ. If He was a carpenter, I wondered what He charged for bookshelves.

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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Elbert HubbardHeaven: the Coney Island of the Christian imagination.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Lenny BruceAlright, let’s admit it, we Jews killed Christ – but it was only for three days.

—  Lenny Bruce, 1925-1966, American comedian

Lenny BruceIf Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses.

—  Lenny Bruce, 1925-1966, American comedian




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