The ministers, who preached at these revivals, were in earnest. They were zealous and sincere. They were not philosophers. To them science was the name of a vague dread - a dangerous enemy. They did not know much, but they believed a great deal.
Robert Green IngersollAnd why does this same God tell me how to raise my children when he had to drown his?
Robert Green IngersollThey knew no better, but I do not propose to follow the example of a barbarian because he was honestly a barbarian.
Robert Green IngersollI believe that labor is a blessing. It never was and never will be a curse. It is a blessed thing to labor for . . . the ones you love. It is a blessed thing to have an object in life - something to do - something to call into play your best thoughts, to develop your faculties and to make you a man.
Robert Green Ingersoll