Robert G. Ingersoll Quotes


There may be another life, and if there is, the best way to prepare for it is by making somebody happy in this.


Citations

Ingersoll, Robert G. "The Ghosts." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 1, Dresden Publishing Co., 1900, p. 288.

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Robert G. Ingersoll
Robert G. Ingersoll
  • Born: August 11, 1833
  • Died: July 21, 1899
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Robert Green "Bob" Ingersoll was an American lawyer, a Civil War veteran, political leader, and orator of the United States during the Golden Age of Free Thought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism. He was nicknamed "The Great Agnostic". Ingersoll was considered to be the greatest orator and political thinker of his day, but his overt atheistic views curtailed his elected political career.