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The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself.

~Robert Green Ingersoll

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It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.

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Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

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There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

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For the most part, we inherit our opinions. We are the heirs of habits and mental customs.

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The mind cannot be securely anchored. If we do not advance, we go backward. If we do not grow, we decay. If we do not develop, we shrink and shrivel.

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The sacred books of all the world are worthless dross and common stones compared with Shakespeare's glittering gold and gleaming gems.

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If matter cannot be destroyed, cannot be annihilated, it could not have been created. The indestructible must be uncreatable.

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There can be goodness without much intelligence - but it seems to me that perfect intelligence and perfect goodness must go together.

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He who does not want does not act.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: August 11th, 1833

Died: July 21st, 1899

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