Most people are Democrats because they hate something; most people are Republicans because they love something. Robert Green Ingersoll democrathatelove Change image and share on social
Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows. Robert Green Ingersoll beliefgrowignorance Change image and share on social
I will live by the standard of reason, and if thinking in accordance with reason takes me to perdition, then I will go to hell with my reason rather than to heaven without it. Robert Green Ingersoll accordanceheavenhell Change image and share on social
When every church becomes a school, every cathedral a university, every clergyman a teacher, and all their hearers brave and honest thinkers, then - and not until then - will the dream of poet, patriot, philanthropist and philosopher become a real and blessed truth. Robert Green Ingersoll blessbravecathedral share on social
In every age in which books have been produced, the governing class, the respectable, have been opposed to the works of real genius. Robert Green Ingersoll agebookclass Change image and share on social
Courage without conscience is a wild beast. Robert Green Ingersoll beastconsciencecourage Change image and share on social
Nothing has been left undone by the enemies of freedom. Every art and artifice, every cruelty and outrage has been practiced and perpetrated to destroy the rights of man. In this great struggle, every crime has been rewarded and every virtue has been punished. Robert Green Ingersoll artartificecrime share on social
Suspicion is only another form of cowardice. The man who suspects constantly suspects because he is afraid. Whenever you find a man with a free, frank, generous, brave nature, you will find that man without suspicion. Robert Green Ingersoll afraidbraveconstantly share on social
Character is made of duty and love and sympathy, and, above all, of living and working for others. Robert Green Ingersoll characterdutylive Change image and share on social
In my judgment, the American people are too brave, too charitable, too generous, too magnanimous, to believe in the infamous dogma of an eternal hell. Robert Green Ingersoll americanbravecharitable Change image and share on social
