The intelligent and good man holds in his affections the good and true of every land -- the boundaries of countries are not the limitations of his sympathies. Caring nothing for race, or color, he loves those who speak other languages and worship other gods. Between him and those who suffer, there is no impassable gulf. He salutes the world, and extends the hand of friendship to the human race. He does not bow before a provincial and patriotic god -- one who protects his tribe or nation, and abhors the rest of mankind. β¨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1901). Miscellany
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- We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say that we do not know. β¨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingerso β¦ βΆ
- I have made up my mind that if there is a God, he will be merciful to the merciful. Upon that rock I stand. That he will not torture the forgiving. Upon that rock I stand. That every man should be tr β¦ βΆ
- There is something tenderly appropriate in the serene death of the old. Nothing is more touching than the death of the young, the strong. β¨ The Philosophy of Ingersoll: To Plow is to Pray, to Plant i β¦ βΆ
- Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result. β¨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingersoll, p.1681, Library of Alexandria
- It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions. β¨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The works of Robert G. Ingersoll β¦ βΆ
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