Great Speeches of Col. R. G. IngersollCosimo, Inc., 2009 M01 1 - 454 pages As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good idea, he believed), and other contentious matters of his era made him a wildly popular orator and critic of 19th-century American culture and public life.Considered in their day some of the finest gems of oratory, these lectures by Ingersoll feature some of his most entertaining and most insightful yet lesser known talks, including: "Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln" "Grand Future of America" "Best Portion of the Earth" "Getting Up Early in the Morning" "The Fashions and Handsome Women" "What the Railroads Have Done" "How a Man Should Treat His Wife and Children" "Ingersoll's Beautiful Dream" "War to Be a Failure" "Sufferings of the Slaves" "The Question of Superiority" "What Is a Capitalist?" "The Government a Pauper" "Beware of Bachelors" and many more. |
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... Grand Future of America . TO THE FARMERS ON FARMING . Col. Ingersoll's Ideal Farmer . Best Portion of the Earth ... The Farmer and the Mechanic .. The Farmer and the Professional Man .... Col. Ingersoll's Idea of an Educated Farmer ...
... Grand Future of America . TO THE FARMERS ON FARMING . Col. Ingersoll's Ideal Farmer . Best Portion of the Earth ... The Farmer and the Mechanic .. The Farmer and the Professional Man .... Col. Ingersoll's Idea of an Educated Farmer ...
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... grand as the continent upon which they landed ; that the green rivers the wide plains -- the splendid lakes — the lonely forests the sublime mountains - all these things stole into and became a part of their being , and they grew great ...
... grand as the continent upon which they landed ; that the green rivers the wide plains -- the splendid lakes — the lonely forests the sublime mountains - all these things stole into and became a part of their being , and they grew great ...
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... grand law to pealed . And to the honor and credit of the Cath- of Maryland let it be remembered , that the moment got back into power they re - enacted the old law . Baptists of Rhode Island , also , led by Roger Wil- , were in favor of ...
... grand law to pealed . And to the honor and credit of the Cath- of Maryland let it be remembered , that the moment got back into power they re - enacted the old law . Baptists of Rhode Island , also , led by Roger Wil- , were in favor of ...
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... grand e - grand as the continent upon which they lived . e war commenced . There was little money and less c . The new nation had but few friends . To a great t , each soldier of freedom had to clothe and feed elf . He was poor and pure ...
... grand e - grand as the continent upon which they lived . e war commenced . There was little money and less c . The new nation had but few friends . To a great t , each soldier of freedom had to clothe and feed elf . He was poor and pure ...
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... grand words , cheering the despondent ; men did brave deeds ; the rich man gave his wealth ; oor man gave his life , until at last , by the victory of own , the old banner won its place in the air , and ne glorious forever . -ẹn long ...
... grand words , cheering the despondent ; men did brave deeds ; the rich man gave his wealth ; oor man gave his life , until at last , by the victory of own , the old banner won its place in the air , and ne glorious forever . -ẹn long ...
Contents
86 | |
gersoll on Cookery | 92 |
INATING BLAINE | 100 |
hy the Colonel is a Republican | 108 |
gersolls Remarkable Vision | 115 |
e Money Question | 121 |
gersolls Beautiful Dream | 129 |
ne American Republic | 136 |
ne Way Out | 244 |
ORATION AT A CHILDS GRAVE | 253 |
OUR COUNTRY | 265 |
INGERSOLL ON AMERICAN NATIONALITY | 288 |
o Preserve Slavery | 293 |
e Solid South | 306 |
ate Sovereignty | 327 |
THE NORTH AND SOUTH | 341 |
braham Lincoln | 142 |
ne Republican Platform | 148 |
SPEECH TO VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS | 167 |
e Must Stand by the Party | 209 |
A FOR HONEST MONEY | 217 |
OR CAPITAL ETC | 225 |
erchants and Drummers | 232 |
Not Preaching a Gospel of Hate | 382 |
FIAT MONEY | 404 |
MONEY AND PROTECTION | 411 |
onor Versus Fraud | 428 |
ant Business Not Charity | 434 |
usts and Syndicates | 440 |
epublican Party for Labor | 446 |
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