The savage prays to a stone that he calls a god, while the Christian prays to a god he calls a spirit, and the prayers of both are equally useful.
Robert Green IngersollIf there be an infinite Being, he does not need our help - we need not waste our energies in his defense.
Robert Green IngersollI have always noticed that the people who have the smallest souls make the most fuss about getting them saved.
Robert Green IngersollIt cannot be said too often that actions are good or bad in the light of consequences, and that a clear perception of consequences would control actions. That which increases the sum of human happiness is moral; and that which diminishes the sum of human happiness is immoral. . . . Blind, unreasoning obedience is the enemy of morality.
Robert Green Ingersoll