Quotes from Joseph Franklin Rutherford

The development of the telescope, together with increased knowledge of things, brought men to see that the earth is not what man had once thought it to be.

The Bible is the fountain of truth.

By his disobedience of God's law, before man had exercised his power to bring children into the earth, not only Adam lost everything for himself, but his children were born as sinners, imperfect, and without the right to live.

Man is more than merely an animal to exist and propagate his species. His mind gives him capacity to search out the great truths in God's arrangement and this lifts him far above the other animal creation.

It is to be deeply regretted that the clergymen would oppose an effort to teach the people the Bible truths; nevertheless, we find much opposition everywhere, and many clergymen will attempt to prevent the people from reading what is here written.

It is conceded by all that man is the very highest type of all living creatures on the earth. His intelligence is far superior to that of any other earthly being.

By his own efforts man could never gain the true and desired riches.

The earth incites the wonder and admiration of man even though he is imperfect and his understanding greatly limited.

Life everlasting in a state of happiness is the greatest desire of all men.

Since the days of Abraham many men of unusual intellect not only have diligently studied the divine plan, but have devoted their lives to having a part in making it known to others.

The earth is yet the place of the domicile of man and all the offspring of the first man.