I say, let us think. Let each one express his thought. Let us become investigators, not followers, not cringers and crawlers. If there is in Heaven an infinite being, he never will be satisfied with the worship of cowards and hypocrites. Robert Green Ingersoll cowardcrawlercringers share on social
They believed that every man should know how to read and how to write, and should find out all that his capacity allowed him to comprehend. That is the glory of the Puritan fathers. Robert Green Ingersoll allowbelievecapacity Change image and share on social
It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions. Robert Green Ingersoll ageblessconviction Change image and share on social
Taste and love are not the servants of the will. Love is and must be free. It rises from the heart like perfume from a flower. Robert Green Ingersoll flowerfreeheart Change image and share on social
There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven. Robert Green Ingersoll earthheavenliberty Change image and share on social
Perjury is the basest and meanest and most cowardly of crimes. What can it do? Perjury can change the common air that we breathe into the axe of an executioner. Robert Green Ingersoll airaxebase Change image and share on social
We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death. Robert Green Ingersoll convictioncouragedeath Change image and share on social
If matter cannot be destroyed, cannot be annihilated, it could not have been created. The indestructible must be uncreatable. Robert Green Ingersoll annihilatecreatedestroy Change image and share on social
Shakespeare pursued the highway of the right. He did not seek to put his characters in a position where it was right to do wrong. Robert Green Ingersoll characterhighwayposition Change image and share on social
In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds. Robert Green Ingersoll cloudeternitymountain Change image and share on social