Robert G. Ingersoll on Easter
1833–1899 United States
← All quotes by Robert G. Ingersoll
5 quotes
Who can over estimate the progress of the world if all the money wasted in superstition could be used to enlighten, elevate and civilize mankind?
Some Mistakes of Moses (1879)
I suppose it can be truthfully said that Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.
speech (1892)
I believe it was Magellan who said, "The church says the earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence even in a shadow than in the church."
Individuality (1873)
If you send men to the penitentiary for speaking their thoughts, for endeavoring to enlighten their fellows, then the penitentiary will become a place of honor, and the victim will step from it — not stained, not disgraced, but clad in robes of glory.
The trial of Charles B. Reynolds for blasphemy (1887)
For the most part we inherit our opinions. We are the heirs of habits and mental customs. Our beliefs, like the fashion of our garments, depend on where we were born. We are molded and fashioned by our surroundings.
Why I Am an Agnostic (1896)