“Is it true that man was once perfectly pure and innocent, and that he became degenerate by disobedience? No. The real truth… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“When I speak of God, I mean that god who prevented man from putting forth his hand and taking also of the… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Not one word was said by Moses or Aaron as to the wickedness of depriving a human being of his liberty. Not… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Remembering that only a few years ago men, women, and even children, were imprisoned, tortured and burned, for having expressed in an… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Is it necessary that Heaven should borrow its light from the glare of Hell? Infinite punishment is infinite cruelty, endless injustice, immortal… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“When reading the history of the Jewish people, of their flight from slavery to death, of their exchange of tyrants, I must… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“So, I think that when we become civilized, great corporations will make provision for men who have given their lives to their service. I… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“With every drop of my blood I hate and execrate every form of tyranny, every form of slavery. I hate dictation. I love liberty.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“I have heard them preach, when I sat in the pew and my feet did not touch the floor, about the final home of… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“When you go home you ought to go like a ray of light—so that it will, even in the night, burst out of the… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Notwithstanding the fact that infidels in all ages have battled for the rights of man, and have at all times been the fearless advocates… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Jonathan Edwards, the dear old soul, who, if his doctrine is true, is now in heaven rubbing his holy hands with glee, as he… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“He [Alexander von Humboldt] was to science what Shakespeare was to the drama.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“From my childhood I had heard read, and read the Bible myself. Morning and evening the sacred volume was opened and prayers were said.… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Suppose after all that death does end all. Next to eternal joy, next to being forever with those we love and those who have… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Strike, with hand of fire, O weird musician, thy harp strung with Apollo's golden hair; fill the vast cathedral aisles with symphonies sweet and… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“The doctrine that future happiness depends upon belief is monstrous. It is the infamy of infamies. The notion that faith in Christ is to… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“The liberty of man is not safe in the hands of any church. Wherever the Bible and sword are in partnership, man is a… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
