Will Rogers Quotes


There is no argument in the world that carries the hatred that a relioious belief does. The more learned a man is, the less consideration he has for another man's belief.


Citations

Rogers, Will. Letters of a Self-Made Diplomat to His President. Albert & Charles Boni, 1926, p. 88.

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Will Rogers
Will Rogers
  • Born: November 4, 1879
  • Died: August 15, 1935
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor, Vaudevillian, Cowboy, Columnist, Humorist, Radio Personality

William Penn Adair Rogers was an American stage and film actor, vaudeville performer, cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma. He was a Cherokee citizen born in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory.