Parenting Quotes by Robert G. Ingersoll

8 Parenting quotes by Robert G. Ingersoll

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Robert G. Ingersoll offers eight succinct, philosophical musings on parenting, inviting readers to ponder the deeper meanings behind raising a child. This brief collection blends thoughtfulness with practical observation.

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“When I think of how much this world has suffered; when I think of how long our fathers were slaves, of how…

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“Belief is not subject to the will. Men think as they must. Children do not, and cannot, believe exactly as they were…

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“The theologians dead, knew no more than the theologians now living. More than this cannot be said. About this world little is…

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“The telescope destroyed the firmament, did away with the heaven of the New Testament, rendered the ascension of our Lord and the…

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“I used to read in books how our fathers persecuted mankind. But I never appreciated it. I did not really appreciate the…

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“I do not believe in the government of the lash, if any one of you ever expects to whip your children again,…

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“The sciences are not sectarian. People do not persecute each other on account of disagreements in mathematics. Families are not divided about…

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“At first Christ was a man – nothing more. Mary was his mother, Joseph his father. The genealogy of his father, Joseph,…

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“So, I think that when we become civilized, great corporations will make provision for men who have given their lives to their service. I…

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“With every drop of my blood I hate and execrate every form of tyranny, every form of slavery. I hate dictation. I love liberty.”

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“I have heard them preach, when I sat in the pew and my feet did not touch the floor, about the final home of…

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“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…

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“Notwithstanding the fact that infidels in all ages have battled for the rights of man, and have at all times been the fearless advocates…

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“Jonathan Edwards, the dear old soul, who, if his doctrine is true, is now in heaven rubbing his holy hands with glee, as he…

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“He [Alexander von Humboldt] was to science what Shakespeare was to the drama.”

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“From my childhood I had heard read, and read the Bible myself. Morning and evening the sacred volume was opened and prayers were said.…

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“Suppose after all that death does end all. Next to eternal joy, next to being forever with those we love and those who have…

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“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…

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“The doctrine that future happiness depends upon belief is monstrous. It is the infamy of infamies. The notion that faith in Christ is to…

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“The liberty of man is not safe in the hands of any church. Wherever the Bible and sword are in partnership, man is a…

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“I do not see how it is possible for a man to die worth fifty million of dollars, or ten million of dollars, in…

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“Christians must show that misery fits the good for heaven, while happiness prepares the bad for hell; that the wicked get all their good…

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“If the Pentateuch is inspired, the civilization of of our day is a mistake and crime. There should be no political liberty. Heresy should…

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