Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

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The smell of innocent blood has ever been considered a divine perfume.
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The smell of innocent blood has ever been considered a divine perfume.
Theology is not what we know about God, but what we do not know about nature.
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Theology is not what we know about God, but what we do not know about nature.
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample underfoot.
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I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample underfoot.
Suffering is not punishment - it is a result.
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Suffering is not punishment - it is a result.
Celibacy is the essence of vulgarity.
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Celibacy is the essence of vulgarity.
Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence.
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Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence.
It is better to deserve without receiving than to receive without deserving.
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It is better to deserve without receiving than to receive without deserving.
What light is to the eyes , what air is to the lungs, what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.
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What light is to the eyes , what air is to the lungs, what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.
There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone mason and a sculptor.
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There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone mason and a sculptor.
It is impossible to conceive of a more thoroughly despicable, hateful, and arrogant being, than the Jewish god.
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It is impossible to conceive of a more thoroughly despicable, hateful, and arrogant being, than the Jewish god.
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