The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll (Vol. 1-12) Quotes

“The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of him who reads.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll (Vol. 1-12): Complete Edition

“Search the records of the whole world, find out the history of every barbarous tribe, and you can find no crime that touched a lower depth of infamy than those the Bible's God commanded and approved.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll (Vol. 1-12): Complete Edition

“Suppose the church had had absolute control of the human mind at any time, would not the words liberty and progress have been blotted from human speech?”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll (Vol. 1-12): Complete Edition

“Tyranny likes courtiers, flatterers, followers, fawners, and superstition wants believers, disciples, zealots, hypocrites, and subscribers.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll (Vol. 1-12): Complete Edition

“Nothing is more gratifying to a religionist than to destroy his enemies at the command of God.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll (Vol. 1-12): Complete Edition

“Man must learn to rely upon himself. Reading bibles will not protect him from the blasts of winter, but houses, fires, and clothing will. To prevent famine, one plow is worth a million sermons, and even patent medicines will cure more diseases than all the prayers uttered since the beginning of the world.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll (Vol. 1-12): Complete Edition