Robert G. Ingersoll
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American lawyer and orator, known as "the Great Agnostic" (1833 to 1899); author of The Ghosts, and Other Lectures.
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ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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20 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Men and women should have equal rights, and marriage should be a perfect partnership (opens korrents.com)
“The rights of men and women should be equal and sacred—marriage should be a perfect partnership—children should be governed by kindness,—every family should be a republic—every fireside a democracy.”
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Someone threatened with punishment for their conclusions cannot weigh evidence impartially (opens korrents.com)
“Whoever is held responsible for his conclusions cannot weigh the evidence with impartial scales. Fear stands at the balance, and gives to falsehood the weight of its trembling hand.”
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Humanity civilized religion rather than religion civilizing humanity (opens korrents.com)
“Religion has not civilized man—man has civilized religion. God improves as man advances.”
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Men and women should have equal rights, and marriage should be a perfect partnership (opens korrents.com)