All that Christianity has added to morality is worthless and useless. Not only so-it has been hurtful. Take Christianity from morality and the useful is left, but take morality from Christianity and the useless remains. (Robert G. Ingersoll)

All that Christianity has added to morality is worthless and useless. Not only so-it has been hurtful. Take Christianity from morality and the useful is left, but take morality from Christianity and the useless remains.

Robert G. Ingersoll

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