Great Speeches of Col. R.G. Ingersoll: Complete, Including His Matchless Eulogy on Lincoln ; Great Speech to the Veteran Soldiers; Address to the Farmers on Farming ; Oration on Declaration of Independence ; Funeral Discourse at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc., EtcRhodes & McClure, 1903 - 449 pages |
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Page 32
... matter . " " But negroes , like other people , act upon motives . Why should they do anything for us if we will do noth- ing for them ? If they stake their lives for us they must be prompted by the strongest motive - even the promise of ...
... matter . " " But negroes , like other people , act upon motives . Why should they do anything for us if we will do noth- ing for them ? If they stake their lives for us they must be prompted by the strongest motive - even the promise of ...
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... matter what his interests said , what his passion demanded , he was great enough to find the truth and strong enough to pronounce judgment against his own desires . He never was satisfied until he fully understood not only the facts ...
... matter what his interests said , what his passion demanded , he was great enough to find the truth and strong enough to pronounce judgment against his own desires . He never was satisfied until he fully understood not only the facts ...
Page 83
... matter what the material of your dress may be , no matter how cheap and coarse it is , cut it and make it in the fashion . I be- lieve in jewelry . Some people look upon it as barbaric , but in my judgment , wearing jewelry is the first ...
... matter what the material of your dress may be , no matter how cheap and coarse it is , cut it and make it in the fashion . I be- lieve in jewelry . Some people look upon it as barbaric , but in my judgment , wearing jewelry is the first ...
Page 85
... matter if he occupies a throne . All laborers should be brothers . The laborers should have equal rights before the world and before the law . And I want every farmer to consider every man who labors with either hand or brain as his ...
... matter if he occupies a throne . All laborers should be brothers . The laborers should have equal rights before the world and before the law . And I want every farmer to consider every man who labors with either hand or brain as his ...
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... matter whether he works in the dark and dreary shops , or in the perfumed fields . To work for others is , in reality , the only way in which a man can work for him- self . Selfishness is ignorance . Speculators cannot make unless ...
... matter whether he works in the dark and dreary shops , or in the perfumed fields . To work for others is , in reality , the only way in which a man can work for him- self . Selfishness is ignorance . Speculators cannot make unless ...
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