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Is there an intelligent man or woman now in the world who believes in the Garden of Eden story? If you find any man who believes it, strike his forehead and you will hear an echo. Something is for rent.
Robert Green Ingersoll
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Robert Green Ingersoll
Age: 65 †
Born: 1833
Born: August 11
Died: 1899
Died: July 21
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If the world ever advances beyond what it is today, it must be led by men who express their real opinions.
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Strange but true: those who have loved God most have loved men least.
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This crime called blasphemy was invented by priests for the purpose of defending doctrines not able to take care of themselves.
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Argument cannot be answered with insults. Kindness is strength anger blows out the lamp of the mind.
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They say: Belief is important. I say: No, actions are important. Judge by deed, not by creed.
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The Catholic Church is a thousand times better than your Protestant Church upon that question [of damnation]. The Catholic Church believes in purgatory - that is, a place where a fellow can get a chance to make a motion for a new trial.
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I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living tears for the dead.
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Nothing is greater than to break the chains from the bodies of men, nothing nobler than to destroy the phantom of the soul.
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