56 Quotes by Robert Ingersoll

I would rather live with the woman I love in a world full of trouble, than to live in heaven with nobody but men

I combat those only who, knowing nothing of the future, prophesy an eternity of pain- those who sow the seeds of fear in the hearts of men- those only who poison all the springs of life, and seat a skeleton at every feast

If Christ, in fact, said "I came not to bring peace but a sword," it is the only prophecy in the New Testament that has been literally fulfilled

Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword of power, and the priceless fruit of all ages will turn to ashes on the lips of men

Heresy is what the minority believe, it is the real name given by the powerful to the doctrine of the weak

It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions

It is impossible to conceive of a more thoroughly despicable, hateful, and arrogant being, than the Jewish god

I suppose it can be truthfully said that Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity

That church teaches us that we can make God happy by being miserable ourselves;