“He [Alexander von Humboldt] was to science what Shakespeare was to the drama.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Admiration Copy Share Image
“The religionist is a living fossil, embedded in that rock called faith.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Atheism Copy Share Image
“There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Consequences Copy Share Image
“There is no slavery but ignorance. Liberty is the child of intelligence.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Child Copy Share Image
“This is my doctrine: Give every other human being every right you claim for yourself.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Claim Copy Share Image
“The theologians dead, knew no more than the theologians now living.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Knowledge Copy Share Image
“In all ages hypocrites, called priests, have put crowns on the heads of thieves, called kings.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Hypocrites 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… — Robert G. Ingersoll Darkness Copy Share Image
“Every man should stand under the blue and stars, under the infinite flag of nature, the peer of every other man.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Equality Copy Share Image
“I believe in the fireside. I believe in the democracy of home. I believe in the republicanism of the family. I believe… — Robert G. Ingersoll Belief 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… — Robert G. Ingersoll Freedom Copy Share Image
“Happiness is the only good, reason the only torch, justice the only worship, humanity the only religion, and love the only priest.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Happiness Copy Share Image
“I never will, I never can, worship a God who upholds the institution of slavery. Such a God I hate and defy.… — Robert G. Ingersoll Slavery Copy Share Image
“Not one of the learned gentlemen who pretend that the Mosaic laws are filled with justice and intelligence, would live, for a… — Robert G. Ingersoll Force Copy Share Image
“When all men give to all others all the rights they claim for themselves, this world will be civilized.” — Robert G. Ingersoll Civilized Copy Share Image
“Nearly all people stand in great horror of annihilation, and yet to give up your individuality is to annihilate yourself. Mental slavery… — Robert G. Ingersoll Death Copy Share Image
“My dog," he said, "just barks and plays -has all he wants to eat. He never works- has no trouble about business.… — Robert G. Ingersoll Business Copy Share Image
“The sciences are not sectarian. People do not persecute each other on account of disagreements in mathematics. Families are not divided about… — Robert G. Ingersoll Astronomy 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 Breaking heart Copy Share Image
“The telescope destroyed the firmament, did away with the heaven of the New Testament, rendered the ascension of our Lord and the… — Robert G. Ingersoll Absurd Copy Share Image
“In judging of the rich, two things should be considered: How did they get it, and what are they doing with it?… — Robert G. Ingersoll Judging Copy Share Image
“I regard the Bible, especially the Old Testament, the same as I do most other ancient books, in which there is some… — Robert G. Ingersoll Ancient Copy Share Image
“The tenement house is the enemy of modesty, the enemy of virtue, the enemy of patriotism. Home is where the virtues grow.… — Robert G. Ingersoll Every man Copy Share Image
“I swear that while I live I will do what little I can to preserve and to augment the liberties of man,… — Robert G. Ingersoll Children Copy Share Image
“Let us forget that we are Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, Presbyterians, or Free-thinkers, and remember only that we are men and women. After… — Robert G. Ingersoll Authority Copy Share Image
“Environment is a sculptor—a painter. If we had been born in Constantinople, the most of us would have said: "There is no… — Robert G. Ingersoll Children love Copy Share Image
“The grandest ambition that any man can possibly have, is to so live, and so improve himself in heart and brain, as… — Robert G. Ingersoll Ambition Copy Share Image
“The theologians dead, knew no more than the theologians now living. More than this cannot be said. About this world little is… — Robert G. Ingersoll Another world Copy Share Image
“There has never been upon the earth a generation of free men and women. It is not yet time to write a… — Robert G. Ingersoll Belief Copy Share Image
“Is it a small thing to quench the flames of hell with the holy tears of pity -- to unbind the martyr… — Robert G. Ingersoll Beautiful face Copy Share Image
“Suppose it should turn out that no such person as Christ ever lived. What harm would that do justice or mercy? Wouldn't… — Robert G. Ingersoll Compassion Copy Share Image
“I used to read in books how our fathers persecuted mankind. But I never appreciated it. I did not really appreciate the… — Robert G. Ingersoll Books 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… — Robert G. Ingersoll Freedom Copy Share Image
“The founder of a religion must be able to turn water into wine -- cure with a word the blind and lame,… — Robert G. Ingersoll Evidence Copy Share Image
“Until every soul is freely permitted to investigate every book, and creed, and dogma for itself, the world cannot be free. Mankind… — Robert G. Ingersoll Amazing Copy Share Image
“I have made up my mind to say my say. I shall do it kindly, distinctly; but I am going to do… — Robert G. Ingersoll Agreement Copy Share Image
“For the first time I understood the dogma of eternal pain -- appreciated "the glad tidings of great joy." For the first… — Robert G. Ingersoll Christian religion Copy Share Image
“I compared what was really known about the stars with the account of creation as told in Genesis. I found that the… — Robert G. Ingersoll Astronomy Copy Share Image
“Compare King William with the philosopher Haeckel. The king is one of the anointed by the most high, as they claim—one upon… — Robert G. Ingersoll Advance Copy Share Image
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