Is not the history of real civilization the slow and gradual emancipation of the intellect, of the judgment, from the mastery of passion? Is not that man civilized whose reason sits the crowned monarch of his brain - whose passions are his servants? Robert Green Ingersoll More Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll More Quotes From Robert Green Ingersoll It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense. Robert Green Ingersoll wisdom education school 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. Robert Green Ingersoll doors giving heaven 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 blessed courage birthday Do right, not to deny yourself but because you love yourself and because you love others. Robert Green Ingersoll love-yourself deny love-you Mental slavery is mental death, and every man who has given up his intellectual freedom is the living coffin of his dead soul. Robert Green Ingersoll intellectual soul men Only the very ignorant are perfectly satisfied that they know. To the common man the great problems are easy. He has no trouble in accounting for the universe. He can tell you the origin and destiny of man and the why and wherefore of things. Robert Green Ingersoll ignorant destiny men The priests of one religion never credit the miracles of another religion. Is this because priests instinctively know priests? Robert Green Ingersoll credit miracle religion I am a believer in liberty . That is my religion to give to every other human being every right that I claim for myself, and I grant to every other human being, not the right because it is his right but instead of granting I declare that it is his right, to attack every doctrine that I maintain, to answer every argument that I may urge in other words, he must have absolute freedom of speech. Robert Green Ingersoll freedom-of-speech liberty giving He who dishonors himself [by lying about his opinions] for the sake of being honored by others will find that two mistakes have been made - one by himself, and the other, by the people. Robert Green Ingersoll mistake two lying Too much doubt is better than too much credulity. Robert Green Ingersoll atheism doubt religion 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. Robert Green Ingersoll men believe thinking As a matter of fact, no one knows that God exists and no one knows that God does not exist. To my mind there is no evidence that God exists - that this world is governed by a being of infinite goodness, wisdom and power, but I do not pretend to know. Robert Green Ingersoll mind doe religion So, ministers say that they teach charity. This is natural. They live on alms. All beggars teach that others should give. Robert Green Ingersoll charity natural giving 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. Robert Green Ingersoll if-there-is-a-god tyrants children This crime called blasphemy was invented by priests for the purpose of defending doctrines not able to take care of themselves. Robert Green Ingersoll intelligence atheist religion As long as every question is answered by the word "God," scientific inquiry is simply impossible. Robert Green Ingersoll inquiry atheism long I have always noticed that the people who have the smallest souls make the most fuss about getting them saved. Robert Green Ingersoll smallest soul people At the bottom of religious persecution is the doctrine of self-defence; that is to say, the defence of the soul. If the founder of Christianity had plainly said: 'It is not necessary to believe in order to be saved; it is only necessary to do, and he who really loves his fellow-men, who is kind, honest, just and charitable, is to be forever blest' - if he had only said that, there would probably have been but little persecution. Robert Green Ingersoll religious men believe Is there an intelligent man or woman now in the world who believes in the Garden of Eden story? If you find any man who believes it, strike his forehead and you will hear an echo. Something is for rent. Robert Green Ingersoll garden men believe Strange but true: those who have loved God most have loved men least. Robert Green Ingersoll atheism strange men
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