Home / Authors / George Holyoake

George Holyoake Quotes

Political leader

George Holyoake was a prominent British political leader born on April 13, 1817, and died on January 22, 1906. He played a significant role in the political and social reform movements in 19th-century Britain, particularly known for his contributions to anarchism and liberal thought.

Filter quotes by topic

All Atheism Positive Atheism Half Poor Action Advantage Alarms Anti War Antiwar Authority Baskets Believe Consequence Country Customs Deceiving Yourself Deities Dismayed Dissent Doe

Famous George Holyoake Quotes

“I do not believe there is such a thing as a God.”

Believe Atheism Positive Atheism Soccer Soccer Player Heaviness Preventive War Great Soccer Skills And Talent Deceiving Yourself

Author:George Holyoake

“If I could have my way I would place the Deity on half-pay as the Government of this Country did the subaltern officers.”

Ifs Way Country Government Pay Half Atheism Positive Atheism My Way If I Could Officers Deities

Author:George Holyoake

“Anybody can see that the little money you get is half-wasted, because you cannot spend it to advantage. The worst food comes to the poor, which their poverty makes them buy and their necessity makes them eat. Their stomachs are the waste-basket of the State. It is their lot to swallow all the adulterations on the market.”

Littles States Poor Half Poverty Atheism Worst Waste Advantage Positive Atheism Baskets Little Money

Author:George Holyoake

“Free thought means fearless thought. It is not deterred by legal penalties, nor by spiritual consequences. Dissent from the Bible does not alarm the true investigator, who takes truth for authority not authority for truth. The thinker who is really free, is independent; he is under no dread; he yields to no menace; he is not dismayed by law, nor custom, nor pulpits, nor society-whose opinion appals so many. He who has the manly passion of free thought, has no fear of anything, save the fear of error.”

Source: English Secularism: A Confession of Belief

“Atheism deprives superstition of its stand ground, and compels Theism to reason for its existence”

Reason Existence Atheism Superstitions Theism

Book:The Origin and Nature of Secularism: Showing that where Freethought Commonly Ends Secularism Begins

Source: The Origin and Nature of Secularism: Showing that where Freethought Commonly Ends Secularism Begins

About the Author

Born: April 13, 1817
Died: January 22, 1906
Known for: Political leader
Quotes: 7

Books & Sources

English Secularism: A Confession of BeliefRelated source material

The History of the Last Trial by Jury for Atheism in England: A Fragment of Autobiography, Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney General and the British ClergyRelated source material

The Origin and Nature of Secularism: Showing that where Freethought Commonly Ends Secularism BeginsRelated source material

Similar Authors

Charles BradlaughBrowse related quotes
Stanislaw Jerzy LecBrowse related quotes
Pierre BayleBrowse related quotes
Margaret E. KnightBrowse related quotes
Ruth Hurmence GreenBrowse related quotes
Anne RoyallBrowse related quotes
Gary SloanBrowse related quotes
Dan BarkerBrowse related quotes
Barbara SmokerBrowse related quotes
Goparaju Ramachandra RaoBrowse related quotes