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The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll: Tributes and miscellany

This book compiles a selection of speeches, essays, and personal reflections by Robert G. Ingersoll, highlighting his advocacy for civil liberties, secularism, and women's rights. The works within offer insight into Ingersoll's intellectual contributions and his influence on American thought and culture. more

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Robert Green Ingersoll
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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“The authority of Plato and Aristotle, of Zeno and Epicurus, still reigned in the schools; and their systems, transmitted with blind deference from one generation of disciples to another, precluded every generous attempt to exercise the powers, or enlarge the limits, of the human mind.”