Walt Whitman defended the sacredness of love, the purity of passion - the passion that builds every home and fills the world with art and song. Robert Green Ingersoll artbuilddefend Change image and share on social
If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith. Robert Green Ingersoll dollarforgivegod Change image and share on social
You need not go back four thousand years for heroines. The world is filled with them today. They do not belong to any nation, nor to any religion, nor exclusively to any race. Wherever woman is found, they are found. Robert Green Ingersoll backbelongexclusively share on social
They who gain applause and power by pandering to the mistakes, the prejudices and passions of the multitude are the enemies of liberty. Robert Green Ingersoll applauseenemygain Change image and share on social
The truth is that all great men have had great mothers. Great women have had, as a rule, great fathers. Robert Green Ingersoll fathergreatman Change image and share on social
If the government can make money, what on earth does it collect taxes for you and me for? Why don't it make what money it wants, take the taxes out, and give the balance to us? Robert Green Ingersoll balancecollectearth Change image and share on social
There is a quiet about the life of a farmer, and the hope of a serene old age, that no other business or profession can promise. Robert Green Ingersoll agebusinessfarmer 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
Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result. Robert Green Ingersoll consequencehappinesspunishment Change image and share on social
Beauty is not all there is of poetry. It must contain the truth. It is not simply an oak, rude and grand, neither is it simply a vine. It is both. Around the oak of truth runs the vine of beauty. Robert Green Ingersoll beautygrandoak Change image and share on social
