56 Quotes by Robert Ingersoll

You have no right to erect your tollgate upon the highways of thought. You have no right to leap from the hedges of superstition and strike down the pioneers of the human race. You have no right to sacrifice the liberties of man upon the alters of ghosts. Believe what you may; preach what you desire; have all forms and ceremonies you please; exercise your liberty in your own way but extend to all others the same right.

You have no right to erect your toll-gate upon the highways of thought

The real oppressor, enslaver, and corrupter of the people is the Bible

Few rich men own their own property. The property owns them.

To argue with a man who has renounced his reason is like giving medicine to the dead

Those who have loved God most have loved men least

Those who have loved God most, have loved man least

Every cradle asks us, "Whence?" and every coffin, "Whither?" The poor barbarian, weeping above his dead, can answer these questions as intelligently as the robed priest of the most authentic creed

At present, a good many men engaged in scientific pursuits and those who have signally failed in gaining recognition among their fellows, are endeavoring to make reputations among the churches by delivering weak and vapid lectures upon the 'harmony o