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“The man who does not do his own thinking is a slave, and is a traitor to himself and to his fellowmen.”
― Robert Ingersoll, The Liberty Of Man, Woman And Child

tags: independence-of-thought, liberty

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“The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.”
― Robert Green Ingersoll, The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. IV

tags: action, atheism, pragmatism, proactive, responsibility, true-religion

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#3

“As far as I am concerned I wish to be out on the high seas. I wish to take my chances with wind, and wave, and star. And I had rather go down in the glory and grandeur of the storm, than rot in any orthodox harbor.”
― Robert Ingersoll, The Liberty Of Man, Woman And Child

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#4

“Who can over estimate the progress of the world if all the money wasted in superstition could be used to enlighten, elevate and civilize mankind?”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, Some Mistakes of Moses

tags: consequence, enlighten, man, superstition, well-being

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#5

“There is no slavery but ignorance. Liberty is the child of intelligence.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, The Liberty Of Man, Woman And Child

tags: child, ignorance, intelligence, liberty, slavery

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#6

“Logic is the necessary product of intelligence and sincerity. It cannot be learned. It is the child of a clear head and a good heart.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Lectures

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#7

“Except for my daughters, I have not grieved for any death as I have grieved for his. His was a great and beautiful spirit, he was a man – all man, from his crown to his footsoles. My reverence for him was deep and genuine.”
― Mark Twain

tags: beautiful, brotherhood, death, eulogy, friend, friendship, funeral, grief, honor, ingersoll, inspirational, love, praise, respect, reverence, robert-g-ingersoll, robert-green-ingersoll, robert-ingersoll

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#8

“Courage without conscience is a wild beast.”
― Robert Green Ingersoll

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#9

“Happiness is the only good, reason the only torch, justice the only worship, humanity the only religion, and love the only priest.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll

tags: perfection

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#10

“Superstition is the child of ignorance and fear.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs

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#11

“I want to see a good miracle. I want to see a man with one
leg, and then I want to see the other leg grow out.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, The Best of Robert Ingersoll: Selections from His Writings and Speeches

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#12

“The intellectual advancement of man depends upon how often he can exchange an old superstition for a new truth.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll, The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

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#13

“I would not wish to live in a world where I could not express my honest opinions. Men who deny to others the right of speech are not fit to live with honest men.”
― Robert G. Ingersoll

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#14

“The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
― Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything

tags: flight, flying, hg2g, humor

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#15

“Don't Panic.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

tags: h2g2, hitchhiker-s-guide, humor, panic

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#16

“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

tags: atheism, religion, skeptic

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#17

“For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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#18

“The Answer to the Great Question... Of Life, the Universe and Everything... Is... Forty-two,' said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

tags: 42

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#19

“So long, and thanks for all the fish.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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#20

“It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.”
― Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything

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#21

“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”
― Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See

tags: douglas-adams

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#22

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

tags: cats, humor, women

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#23

“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

tags: essential, happiness, love

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#24

“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

tags: freedom, law, morality, rules

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#25

“There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

tags: condescending, income-tax, pay, taxes, tyranny

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#26

“Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

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#27

“Once a month, some women act like men act all the time.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

tags: character-lazarus-long-on-pms

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#28

“May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

tags: benediction, blessing, life, love

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#29

“There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

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#30

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”
― Robert J. Hanlon

tags: evil, malice, misattributed-mark-twain, misattributed-robert-a-heinlein, misattributed-to-einstein, stupidity

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