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Quotations

Charles BRADLAUGH

Political activist and member of British parliament;
Famous 19th century atheist;
Founder of the National Secular Society in 1866.


"Atheism, properly understood, is no mere disbelief; is in no wise a cold, barren negative; it is, on the contrary, a hearty, fruitful affirmation of all truth, and involves the positive assertion of action of highest humanity."

A Plea For Atheism

"The Atheist does not say “ There is no God,” but he says: “I know not what you mean by God; I am without idea of God; the word ‘God’ is to me a sound conveying no clear or distinct affirmation. I do not deny God, because I cannot deny that of which I have no conception, and the conception of which by its affirmer, is so imperfect that he is unable to define it to me...”"

A Plea For Atheism



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