671 Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

They say: Belief is important. I say: No, actions are important. Judge by deed, not by creed.

Few nations have been so poor as to have but one god. Gods were made so easily, and the raw material cost so little, that generally the god market was fairly glutted and heaven crammed with these phantoms.

The emblem of equal rights. It means free hands, free lips, self- government, and the sovereignty of the individual.

A man is not moral because he is obedient through fear or ignorance. Morality lives in the realm of perceived obligation...

For ages, a deadly conflict has been waged between a few brave men and women of thought and genius upon the one side, and the great ignorant religious mass on the other. This is the war between Science and Faith. The few have appealed to reason, to honor, to law, to freedom, to the known, and to happiness here in this world. The many have appealed to prejudice, to fear, to miracle, to slavery, to the unknown, and to misery hereafter. The few have said "Think" The many have said "Believe!"

We all know that men in moderate circumstances can have just as comfortable houses as the richest, just as comfortable clothing, just as good food. They can see just as fine paintings, just as marvelous statues, and they can hear just as good music. They can attend the same theaters and the same operas. They can enjoy the same sunshine, and above all, can love and be loved just as well as kings and millionaires.

The more false we destroy, the more room there will be for the true.

The history of intellectual progress is written in the lives of infidels.

Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne.