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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... Prosperous .. 222 ood Money .... 222 OR , CAPITAL , ETC ... 225 hat Is a Capitalist ? ... 225 ow Wealth is Accumulated .... 226 bor Not Oppressed in the United States . 227 ne Period of Inflation ... 228 erchants and Drummers . 232 e ...
... Prosperous .. 222 ood Money .... 222 OR , CAPITAL , ETC ... 225 hat Is a Capitalist ? ... 225 ow Wealth is Accumulated .... 226 bor Not Oppressed in the United States . 227 ne Period of Inflation ... 228 erchants and Drummers . 232 e ...
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... Prosperity .. oney Good Everywhere . elligence , Not the Doctrine of Hatred .... ate Sovereignty . tional Protection ... 322 323 324 325 .. 326 • 327 328 eneral Hancock .... 331 Gen. Garfield . Garfield not a Bigot .. Voting With CONTENTS .
... Prosperity .. oney Good Everywhere . elligence , Not the Doctrine of Hatred .... ate Sovereignty . tional Protection ... 322 323 324 325 .. 326 • 327 328 eneral Hancock .... 331 Gen. Garfield . Garfield not a Bigot .. Voting With CONTENTS .
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... PROSPERITY . The Party that Needs the " Change " . What Republicanism Means . The Doctrine of State Rights .. In Favor of Protection ... 336 337 339 339 • 341 344 349 352 354 • 357 362 364 368 370 · 373 378 381 382 384 • 387 389 390 391 ...
... PROSPERITY . The Party that Needs the " Change " . What Republicanism Means . The Doctrine of State Rights .. In Favor of Protection ... 336 337 339 339 • 341 344 349 352 354 • 357 362 364 368 370 · 373 378 381 382 384 • 387 389 390 391 ...
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... prosperity and luxury . I know that in the country where the tillers of the fields are free , everybody is free and ought to be prosperons . It was all work and They used to fence a hun- The old way of farming was a great mistake ...
... prosperity and luxury . I know that in the country where the tillers of the fields are free , everybody is free and ought to be prosperons . It was all work and They used to fence a hun- The old way of farming was a great mistake ...
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... prosperous , and the young men went to the cities to enjoy the fortunes that were waiting for them . They wanted to engage in something that promised quick returns . They built railways , established banks and insurance companies ...
... prosperous , and the young men went to the cities to enjoy the fortunes that were waiting for them . They wanted to engage in something that promised quick returns . They built railways , established banks and insurance companies ...
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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