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
art work men
Every human being should be taught that his first duty is to take care of himself, and that to be self-respecting he must be self-supporting. To live on the labor of others, either by force which enslaves, or by cunning which robs, or by borrowing or begging, is wholly dishonorable. Every man should be taught some useful art.
hate men worship
To hate man and worship God seems to be the sum of all the creeds.
religion facts
What has religion to do with facts? Nothing.
atheist hands religion
The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.
forever enemy religion
Superstition is, always has been, and forever will be, the foe of progress, the enemy of education and the assassin of freedom.
lying hate creator-god
Nothing could add to the horror of hell, except the presence of its creator, God. While I have life, as long as I draw breath, I shall deny with all my strength, and hate with every drop of my blood, this infinite lie.
doors giving heaven
I want no heaven for which I must give my reason; no happiness in exchange for my liberty, and no immortality that demands the surrender of my individuality. Better rot in the windowless tomb, to which there is no door but the red mouth of the pallid worm, than to wear the jeweled collar of a god.
intellectual liberty world
If there is one subject in this world worthy of being discussed, worthy of being understood, it is the question of intellectual liberty. Without that, we are simply painted clay.
children if-there-is-a-god tyrants
If there is a God who will damn his children forever, I would rather go to hell than to go to heaven and keep the society of such an infamous tyrant.
believe men thinking
The few have said, Think! The many have said, Believe! The first doubt was the womb and cradle of progress, and from the first doubt, man has continued to advance.
death teacher atheist
As more people become more intelligent they care less for preachers and more for teachers.
education wisdom school
It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.
real men world
If the world ever advances beyond what it is today, it must be led by men who express their real opinions.
race mind world
God so loved the world that he made up his mind to damn a large majority of the human race.