My creed:
By Robert G. Ingersoll
To love justice, to long for the right,
to love mercy,
to pity the suffering, to assist the weak,
to forget wrongs and remember benefits,
to love the truth, to be sincere,
to utter honest words, to love liberty,
to wage relentless war
against slavery in all its forms,
to love family and friend,
to make a happy home,
to love the beautiful in art, in nature,
to cultivate the mind,
to be familiar with the mighty thoughts
that genius has expressed,
the noble deeds of all the world;
to cultivate courage and cheerfulness,
to make others happy,
to fill life with the splendor of generous acts,
the warmth of loving words;
to discard error, to destroy prejudice,
to receive new truths with gladness,
to cultivate hope,
to see the calm beyond the storm,
the dawn beyond the night,
to do the best that can be done
and then be resigned.
This is the religion of reason,
the creed of science.
This satisfies the brain and the heart.
Published December 6, 2017 in the Colorado Springs Independent with the quotation and blurb below.
"Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself."
Robert G. Ingersoll
Robert G. Ingersoll (1833-1899) was a world famous abolitionist, lawyer, writer, and orator who earned the nickname "The Great Agnostic" during the "golden age of freethought" (1875-1914).