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  1. A quotation from Ingersoll

    For me, it is hard to see the plan or design in earthquakes and pestilences. It is somewhat difficult to discern the design or the benevolence in so making the world that billions of animals live only on the agonies of others. The justice of God is not visible to me in the history of this world. When I think of the suffering and death, of the poverty and crime, of the cruelty and malice, of the heartlessness of this “design” and “plan,” where beak and claw and tooth tear and rend the quivering flesh of weakness and despair, I cannot convince myself that it is the result of infinite wisdom, benevolence, and justice.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  2. A quotation from Ingersoll

    For me, it is hard to see the plan or design in earthquakes and pestilences. It is somewhat difficult to discern the design or the benevolence in so making the world that billions of animals live only on the agonies of others. The justice of God is not visible to me in the history of this world. When I think of the suffering and death, of the poverty and crime, of the cruelty and malice, of the heartlessness of this “design” and “plan,” where beak and claw and tooth tear and rend the quivering flesh of weakness and despair, I cannot convince myself that it is the result of infinite wisdom, benevolence, and justice.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  3. A quotation from Ingersoll

    For me, it is hard to see the plan or design in earthquakes and pestilences. It is somewhat difficult to discern the design or the benevolence in so making the world that billions of animals live only on the agonies of others. The justice of God is not visible to me in the history of this world. When I think of the suffering and death, of the poverty and crime, of the cruelty and malice, of the heartlessness of this “design” and “plan,” where beak and claw and tooth tear and rend the quivering flesh of weakness and despair, I cannot convince myself that it is the result of infinite wisdom, benevolence, and justice.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  4. A quotation from Ingersoll

    For me, it is hard to see the plan or design in earthquakes and pestilences. It is somewhat difficult to discern the design or the benevolence in so making the world that billions of animals live only on the agonies of others. The justice of God is not visible to me in the history of this world. When I think of the suffering and death, of the poverty and crime, of the cruelty and malice, of the heartlessness of this “design” and “plan,” where beak and claw and tooth tear and rend the quivering flesh of weakness and despair, I cannot convince myself that it is the result of infinite wisdom, benevolence, and justice.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  5. A quotation from Ingersoll

    For me, it is hard to see the plan or design in earthquakes and pestilences. It is somewhat difficult to discern the design or the benevolence in so making the world that billions of animals live only on the agonies of others. The justice of God is not visible to me in the history of this world. When I think of the suffering and death, of the poverty and crime, of the cruelty and malice, of the heartlessness of this “design” and “plan,” where beak and claw and tooth tear and rend the quivering flesh of weakness and despair, I cannot convince myself that it is the result of infinite wisdom, benevolence, and justice.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  6. A quotation from Ingersoll

    If there is anything of value, it is liberty. Liberty is the air of the soul, the sunshine of life. Without it the world is a prison and the universe an infinite dungeon.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-08) “The Christian Religion,” “Is All of the Bible Inspired?” ch. 1, North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 297

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  7. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-08) “The Christian Religion,” “Is All of the Bible Inspired?” ch. 2, North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 297

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  8. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-08) “The Christian Religion,” “Is All of the Bible Inspired?” ch. 2, North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 297

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  9. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-08) “The Christian Religion,” “Is All of the Bible Inspired?” ch. 2, North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 297

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  10. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-08) “The Christian Religion,” “Is All of the Bible Inspired?” ch. 2, North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 297

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  11. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-08) “The Christian Religion,” “Is All of the Bible Inspired?” ch. 2, North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 297

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  12. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Happiness is not a reward — it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment — it is a result.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  13. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Happiness is not a reward — it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment — it is a result.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  14. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Happiness is not a reward — it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment — it is a result.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  15. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Happiness is not a reward — it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment — it is a result.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  16. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, every one should be serene, slow-pulsed and calm.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  17. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, every one should be serene, slow-pulsed and calm.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  18. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, every one should be serene, slow-pulsed and calm.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  19. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, every one should be serene, slow-pulsed and calm.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  20. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, every one should be serene, slow-pulsed and calm.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

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  21. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       The superior man is the man that loves his fellow-man; the superior man is the useful man; the superior man is the kind man, the man who lifts up his down-trodden brothers; and the greater the load of human sorrow and human want you can get in your arms, the easier you can climb the great hill of fame. The superior man is the man who loves his fellow-man.
       And let me say right here, the good men, the superior men, the grand men are brothers the world over, no matter what their complexion may be; centuries may separate them, yet they are hand in hand; and all the good, and all the grand, and all the superior men, shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, are fighting the great battle for the progress of mankind.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Speech (1876-10-20), “Hayes Campaign,” Exposition Building, Chicago

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  22. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       The superior man is the man that loves his fellow-man; the superior man is the useful man; the superior man is the kind man, the man who lifts up his down-trodden brothers; and the greater the load of human sorrow and human want you can get in your arms, the easier you can climb the great hill of fame. The superior man is the man who loves his fellow-man.
       And let me say right here, the good men, the superior men, the grand men are brothers the world over, no matter what their complexion may be; centuries may separate them, yet they are hand in hand; and all the good, and all the grand, and all the superior men, shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, are fighting the great battle for the progress of mankind.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Speech (1876-10-20), “Hayes Campaign,” Exposition Building, Chicago

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  23. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       The superior man is the man that loves his fellow-man; the superior man is the useful man; the superior man is the kind man, the man who lifts up his down-trodden brothers; and the greater the load of human sorrow and human want you can get in your arms, the easier you can climb the great hill of fame. The superior man is the man who loves his fellow-man.
       And let me say right here, the good men, the superior men, the grand men are brothers the world over, no matter what their complexion may be; centuries may separate them, yet they are hand in hand; and all the good, and all the grand, and all the superior men, shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, are fighting the great battle for the progress of mankind.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Speech (1876-10-20), “Hayes Campaign,” Exposition Building, Chicago

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  24. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       The superior man is the man that loves his fellow-man; the superior man is the useful man; the superior man is the kind man, the man who lifts up his down-trodden brothers; and the greater the load of human sorrow and human want you can get in your arms, the easier you can climb the great hill of fame. The superior man is the man who loves his fellow-man.
       And let me say right here, the good men, the superior men, the grand men are brothers the world over, no matter what their complexion may be; centuries may separate them, yet they are hand in hand; and all the good, and all the grand, and all the superior men, shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, are fighting the great battle for the progress of mankind.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Speech (1876-10-20), “Hayes Campaign,” Exposition Building, Chicago

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  25. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

       The superior man is the man that loves his fellow-man; the superior man is the useful man; the superior man is the kind man, the man who lifts up his down-trodden brothers; and the greater the load of human sorrow and human want you can get in your arms, the easier you can climb the great hill of fame. The superior man is the man who loves his fellow-man.
       And let me say right here, the good men, the superior men, the grand men are brothers the world over, no matter what their complexion may be; centuries may separate them, yet they are hand in hand; and all the good, and all the grand, and all the superior men, shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, are fighting the great battle for the progress of mankind.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Speech (1876-10-20), “Hayes Campaign,” Exposition Building, Chicago

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  26. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart — the best brain. Superiority is born of honesty, of virtue, of charity, and above all, of the love of liberty. The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Speech (1883-10-22), “Liberty,” Address on the Civil Rights Act, Lincoln Hall, Washington, D. C.

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  27. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart — the best brain. Superiority is born of honesty, of virtue, of charity, and above all, of the love of liberty. The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Speech (1883-10-22), “Liberty,” Address on the Civil Rights Act, Lincoln Hall, Washington, D. C.

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  28. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart — the best brain. Superiority is born of honesty, of virtue, of charity, and above all, of the love of liberty. The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Speech (1883-10-22), “Liberty,” Address on the Civil Rights Act, Lincoln Hall, Washington, D. C.

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  29. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart — the best brain. Superiority is born of honesty, of virtue, of charity, and above all, of the love of liberty. The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Speech (1883-10-22), “Liberty,” Address on the Civil Rights Act, Lincoln Hall, Washington, D. C.

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  30. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart — the best brain. Superiority is born of honesty, of virtue, of charity, and above all, of the love of liberty. The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Speech (1883-10-22), “Liberty,” Address on the Civil Rights Act, Lincoln Hall, Washington, D. C.

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  31. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    The doctrine of eternal pain is my trouble with this Christian religion. I reject it on account of its infinite heartlessness.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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  32. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    The doctrine of eternal pain is my trouble with this Christian religion. I reject it on account of its infinite heartlessness.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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  33. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    The doctrine of eternal pain is my trouble with this Christian religion. I reject it on account of its infinite heartlessness.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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  34. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    The doctrine of eternal pain is my trouble with this Christian religion. I reject it on account of its infinite heartlessness.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #afterlife #Christianity #cruelty #damnation #divinejudgment #divinejustice #divinelaw #divineplan #divinepunishment #divinewill #divinewrath #eternalpunishment #heartlessness

  35. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    What is blasphemy? I will give you a definition; I will give you my thought upon this subject. What is real blasphemy?
       To live on the unpaid labor of other men — that is blasphemy.
       To enslave your fellow-man, to put chains upon his body — that is blasphemy.
       To enslave the minds of men, to put manacles upon the brain, padlocks upon the lips — that is blasphemy.
       To deny what you believe to be true, to admit to be true what you believe to be a lie — that is blasphemy.
       To strike the weak and unprotected, in order that you may gain the applause of the ignorant and superstitious mob — that is blasphemy.
       To persecute the intelligent few, at the command of the ignorant many — that is blasphemy.
       To forge chains, to build dungeons, for your honest fellow-men — that is blasphemy.
       To pollute the souls of children with the dogma of eternal pain — that is blasphemy.
       To violate your conscience — that is blasphemy.
       The jury that gives an unjust verdict, and the judge who pronounces an unjust sentence, are blasphemers.
       The man who bows to public opinion against his better judgment and against his honest conviction, is a blasphemer.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Speech (1887-05) to the Jury, Trial of C. B. Reynolds for Blasphemy, Morristown, New Jersey

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  36. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    We are told “God so loved the world” that he is going to damn almost everybody. If this orthodox religion be true, some of the greatest, and grandest, and best who ever lived are suffering God’s torments to-night. It does not appear to make much difference with the members of the church. They go right on enjoying themselves about as well as ever. If this doctrine is true, Benjamin Franklin, one of the wisest and best of men, who did so much to give us here a free government, is suffering the tyranny of God to-night, although he endeavored to establish freedom among men. If the churches were honest, their preachers would tell their hearers: “Benjamin Franklin is in hell, and we warn all the youth not to imitate Benjamin Franklin. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, with its self-evident truths, has been damned these many years.”

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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  37. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    We are told “God so loved the world” that he is going to damn almost everybody. If this orthodox religion be true, some of the greatest, and grandest, and best who ever lived are suffering God’s torments to-night. It does not appear to make much difference with the members of the church. They go right on enjoying themselves about as well as ever. If this doctrine is true, Benjamin Franklin, one of the wisest and best of men, who did so much to give us here a free government, is suffering the tyranny of God to-night, although he endeavored to establish freedom among men. If the churches were honest, their preachers would tell their hearers: “Benjamin Franklin is in hell, and we warn all the youth not to imitate Benjamin Franklin. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, with its self-evident truths, has been damned these many years.”

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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  38. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    We are told “God so loved the world” that he is going to damn almost everybody. If this orthodox religion be true, some of the greatest, and grandest, and best who ever lived are suffering God’s torments to-night. It does not appear to make much difference with the members of the church. They go right on enjoying themselves about as well as ever. If this doctrine is true, Benjamin Franklin, one of the wisest and best of men, who did so much to give us here a free government, is suffering the tyranny of God to-night, although he endeavored to establish freedom among men. If the churches were honest, their preachers would tell their hearers: “Benjamin Franklin is in hell, and we warn all the youth not to imitate Benjamin Franklin. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, with its self-evident truths, has been damned these many years.”

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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  39. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    We are told “God so loved the world” that he is going to damn almost everybody. If this orthodox religion be true, some of the greatest, and grandest, and best who ever lived are suffering God’s torments to-night. It does not appear to make much difference with the members of the church. They go right on enjoying themselves about as well as ever. If this doctrine is true, Benjamin Franklin, one of the wisest and best of men, who did so much to give us here a free government, is suffering the tyranny of God to-night, although he endeavored to establish freedom among men. If the churches were honest, their preachers would tell their hearers: “Benjamin Franklin is in hell, and we warn all the youth not to imitate Benjamin Franklin. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, with its self-evident truths, has been damned these many years.”

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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  40. A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

    In this world we never will be perfectly civilized as long as a gallows casts its shadow upon the earth. As long as there is a penitentiary, within the walls of which a human being is immured, we are not a perfectly civilized people. We shall never be perfectly civilized until we do away with crime.
       And yet, according to this Christian religion, God is to have an eternal penitentiary; he is to be an everlasting jailer, an everlasting turnkey, a warden of an infinite dungeon, and he is going to keep prisoners there forever, not for the purpose of reforming them — because they are never going to get any better, only worse — but for the purpose of purposeless punishment. And for what? For something they failed to believe in this world. Born in ignorance, supported by poverty, caught in the snares of temptation, deformed by toil, stupefied by want — and yet held responsible through the countless ages of eternity! No man can think of a greater horror; no man can dream of a greater absurdity.

    Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
    Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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