Robert Green Ingersoll
Robert Green Ingersoll
Robert Green "Bob" Ingersollwas an American lawyer, a Civil War veteran, political leader, and orator of the United States during the Golden Age of Free Thought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism. He was nicknamed "The Great Agnostic"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth11 August 1833
CountryUnited States of America
facts doe christ
If we are immortal, it is a fact of nature, and that fact does not depend on bibles, on Christs, priest, or creeds.
religion immortal-soul doe
Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come from that hope.
men rights long
As long as woman regards the Bible as the charter of her rights, she will be the slave of man. The bible was not written by a woman. Within its leaves there is nothing but humiliation and shame for her.
religion denial facts
One thing I do know, and that is, that neither hope, nor fear, belief, nor denial, can change the fact. It is as it is, and it will be as it must be.
church pay able
If the property belongs to God he is able to pay the tax.
thinking giving support
If Jehovah cannot support his religion without going into partnership with a State Legislature, I think he ought to give it up.
life two looks
Life is a narrow vale between the cold and barren peaks of two eternities. We strive in vain to look beyond the heights. We cry aloud
teacher teaching school
I would have all the professors in colleges, all the teachers in schools of every kind, including those in Sunday schools, agree that they would teach only what they know, that they would not palm off guesses as demonstrated truths.
two smoking cigar
I would rather smoke one cigar than hear two sermons.
commerce
Commerce is the great civilizer.
book vote
I admit that books were voted in and out, and that the Bible was finally formed in accordance with a vote.
path christianity christian-life
If this religion is true, then there is only one Savior, only one narrow path to life. Christianity cannot live in peace with any other religion.
self way should
Above all things, one should maintain his self-respect, and there is but one way to do that, and that is to live in accordance with your highest ideal.
men civilization perception
Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his faculties: perception, invention, improvisation.