“I would rather be a beggar and spend my money like a king, than be a king and spend money like a beggar.”
Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll
Work
Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll: Including His Letters on the Chinese God--Is Suicide a Sin?--The Right to One's Life--etc. Etc. Etc
The collection includes discussions on the Chinese God, the morality of suicide, and the right to one's life, among other subjects. more
Author
Robert Green Ingersoll
Robert Green Ingersoll was a prominent lawyer, orator, and freethinker. Born on August 11, 1833, and died on July 21, 1899, he was one of the most celebrated orators in 19th-century America. Known for his criticism of religion and government, Ingersoll was a leading advocate for individual freedom. more
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