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They knew no better, but I do not propose to follow the example of a barbarian because he was honestly a barbarian.
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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Dresden
Yates County
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I would rather be a beggar and spend my money like a king, than be a king and spend money like a beggar.
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Every sect is a certificate that God has not plainly revealed his will to man. To each reader the Bible conveys a different meaning.
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the inventor of the plow did more good than the maker of the first rosary - because, say what you will, plowing is better than praying.
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One laugh of a child will make the holiest day more sacred still.
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Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.
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