Robert Green Ingersoll Quotes About Atheism

Quotes about: Atheism

• Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Religion, Atheism, Reform

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1182, Library of Alexandria

• The intellectual advancement of man depends on how often he can exchange an old superstition for a new truth.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Men, Intellectual, Religion

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.49, Library of Alexandria

• Nothing could be more idiotic and absurd than the doctrine of the trinity.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Atheist, Religion, Atheism

• The man who does not do his own thinking is a slave, and is a traitor to himself and to his fellow-men.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Wisdom, Freedom, Men

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.186, Library of Alexandria

• Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Ignorance, Miracle, Religion

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1070, Library of Alexandria

• There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Freedom, Men, Tyrants

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.55, Library of Alexandria

• It is contended by many that ours is a Christian government, founded upon the Bible, and that all who look upon the book as false or foolish are destroying the foundation of our country. The truth is, our government is not founded upon the rights of gods, but upon the rights of men. Our Constitution was framed, not to declare and uphold the deity of Christ, but the sacredness of humanity. Ours is the first government made by the people and for the people. It is the only nation with which the gods have had nothing to do.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Christian, Country, Book

• Do you not know that every religion in the world has declared every other religion a fraud? Yes, we all know it. That is the time all religions tell the truth - each of the other.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Religion, Atheism, World

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1898). “Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll: Including His Letters on the Chinese God--Is Suicide a Sin?--The Right to One's Life--etc. Etc. Etc”

• The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Atheist, Hands, Religion

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.886, Library of Alexandria

• Superstition is, always has been, and forever will be, the foe of progress, the enemy of education and the assassin of freedom.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Forever, Enemy, Religion

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1083, Library of Alexandria

• If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow strictly the teachings of the New, he would be insane.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Bible, Atheist, Teaching

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1279, Library of Alexandria

• As long as every question is answered by the word "God," scientific inquiry is simply impossible.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Long, Atheism, Inquiry

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1873). “An Oration on the Gods”, p.35

• If there be an infinite Being, he does not need our help - we need not waste our energies in his defense.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Atheism, Energy, Doe

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1909). “Miscellany”

• This crime called blasphemy was invented by priests for the purpose of defending doctrines not able to take care of themselves.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Atheist, Intelligence, Religion

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.2336, Library of Alexandria

• As more people become more intelligent they care less for preachers and more for teachers.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Death, Teacher, Atheist

• If all the historic books of the Bible were blotted from the memory of mankind, nothing of value would be lost.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Memories, Book, Atheism

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.4158, Library of Alexandria

• He who dishonors himself [by lying about his opinions] for the sake of being honored by others will find that two mistakes have been made - one by himself, and the other, by the people.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Mistake, Lying, Two

• In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Inspiring, Wisdom, Nature

  'Some Reasons Why' (1881) pt. 8 'The New Testament' in 'The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll' (1915) vol. 2, p. 315

• The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Funny, Humorous, Heaven

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.261, Library of Alexandria

• Fear paints pictures of ghosts and hangs them in the gallery of ignorance.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Atheist, Ignorance, Religion

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1882). “Wit, Wisdom, Eloquence, and Great Speeches of Col. R. G. Ingersoll: Including Eloquent Extracts, Witty, Wise, Pungent, Truthful Sayings and Full Reports of the Great Speeches of this Celebrated Man, Together with the Funeral Oration at His Brother's Grave”

• The moment you introduce a despotism in the world of thought, you succeed in making hypocrites - and you get in such a position that you never know what your neighbor thinks.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Hypocrite, Thinking, Atheism

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.2195, Library of Alexandria

• The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Bible, Inspiration, Ignorance

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1898). “Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll: Including His Letters on the Chinese God--Is Suicide a Sin?--The Right to One's Life--etc. Etc. Etc”

• Blasphemy is what an old dogma screams at a new truth.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Doubt, Atheism, Dogma

• Environment is a sculptor - a painter. If we had been born in Constantinople, then most of us would have said: 'There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.' If our parents had lived on the banks of the Ganges, we would have been worshipers of Siva, longing for the heaven of Nirvana. As a rule, children love their parents, believe what they teach, and take great pride in saying that the religion of mother is good enough for them.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Mother, Children, Believe

• The Church says the Earth is flat. But I know that it is round. For I have seen the shadow on the Moon. And I have more faith in a shadow than in the Church.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Motivational, Death, Faith

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