Robert G. Ingersoll Quotes

If it is decreed that I should go down because of this speech, then let me go down linked to the truth—let me die in the advocacy of what is just and right.

I have always defended my convictions and what I believed to be the truth.

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

You defend the truth no matter what.

I had purpose in my heart that I would stand up for the truth regardless of what I might lose in life.

I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please.

To me, bravery is to stand up for what you believe in.

Political courage is not political suicide.

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

The greatest want of the world is the want of men - men who will not be bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth.

The courage of New England was the courage of conscience.

Let us have faith that Right makes Might, and in this faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.

Today we need a special kind of courage. Not the kind needed in battle, but a kind which makes us stand up for everything that we know is right, everything that is true and honest. We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics, so that we can show the world that we are not afraid of the future.

Speaking up for the truth isn't always easy. It takes courage, but it's necessary.

I think people are hungry for someone who will stand up on principle.

Fight for what is true. What is true is enough.

We have to stand for the truth.

Being a Deol for me is to be honest; walking with my head held high and never having to bow in front of injustice.

I'm not prepared to give up the truth for popularity.

I stand for what's right. That's the bottom line. I call it like I see it.

Sacrifice life to truth.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

Stand up for Truth regardless of who steps on it.