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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... political speeches are also pre- sented , the scope of which include the practical ques- tions of the day , such as the Tariff , Protection , Free Trade , Hard Money , Capital and Labor , ete . , etc. Religious discussions of every kind ...
... political speeches are also pre- sented , the scope of which include the practical ques- tions of the day , such as the Tariff , Protection , Free Trade , Hard Money , Capital and Labor , ete . , etc. Religious discussions of every kind ...
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... Political Tramp ... 175 Democratic Stupidity . 176 Its Usefulness Obsolete .. 176 The States ' Rights Doctrine .. 179 The Colored Race .... 183 Sufferings of the Slaves ... 184 The Nation's Friends and Enemies .. 185 The Greenback ...
... Political Tramp ... 175 Democratic Stupidity . 176 Its Usefulness Obsolete .. 176 The States ' Rights Doctrine .. 179 The Colored Race .... 183 Sufferings of the Slaves ... 184 The Nation's Friends and Enemies .. 185 The Greenback ...
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... political parties , and each of these parties had conserva- tives and extremists . The extremists of the Democratic party were in the rear , and wished to go back ; the ex- tremists of the Republican party were in the front , and wished ...
... political parties , and each of these parties had conserva- tives and extremists . The extremists of the Democratic party were in the rear , and wished to go back ; the ex- tremists of the Republican party were in the front , and wished ...
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... political party that the world has ever and this declaration made Lincoln the leader of ast host . this , the first great crisis , Lincoln uttered the vic- is truth that made him the foremost man in the blic . en came another crisis ...
... political party that the world has ever and this declaration made Lincoln the leader of ast host . this , the first great crisis , Lincoln uttered the vic- is truth that made him the foremost man in the blic . en came another crisis ...
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... political pulse . In 1863 a tide set in against the nistration . A Republican meeting was to be held ringfield , Illinois , and Lincoln wrote a letter to be at this convention , It was in his happiest vein . It perfect defense of his ...
... political pulse . In 1863 a tide set in against the nistration . A Republican meeting was to be held ringfield , Illinois , and Lincoln wrote a letter to be at this convention , It was in his happiest vein . It perfect defense of his ...
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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