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“I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart — the best brain.”
― The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
― The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“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.”
― The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child
― The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child
“Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.”
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“Heresy is the eternal dawn, the morning star, the glittering herald of the day. Heresy is the last and best thought. It is the perpetual New World, the unknown sea, toward which the brave all sail. It is the eternal horizon of progress.
Heresy extends the hospitalities of the brain to a new thought.
Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy, a coffin.”
― Heretics and Heresies:From 'The Gods and Other Lectures'
Heresy extends the hospitalities of the brain to a new thought.
Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy, a coffin.”
― Heretics and Heresies:From 'The Gods and Other Lectures'
“It has always seemed absurd to suppose that a god would choose for his companions, during all eternity, the dear souls whose highest and only ambition is to obey.”
― Individuality From 'The Gods and Other Lectures'
― Individuality From 'The Gods and Other Lectures'
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