The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve VolumesIngersoll, Robert Green
Religion
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes
Ingersoll, Robert Green
Free thought
Trampling on the Rights of InferiorsóRise of the Irish and Germans
to PoweróThe Burlingame TreatyóCharacter of Chinese LaborersóTheir
Enemies in the Pacific StatesóViolation of TreatiesóThe Geary LawóThe
Chinese Hated for their VirtuesóMore Piety than Principle among the
People's RepresentativesóShall we go back to Barbarism?
A WORD ABOUT EDUCATION.
What the Educated Man KnowsóNecessity of finding out the Facts
of Natureó"Scholars" not always Educated Men; from necessaries to
luxuries; who may be called educated; mental misers; the first duty of
man; university education not necessary to usefulness, no advantage in
learning useless facts.
WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS.
Would have the Kings and Emperors resign, the Nobility drop their
Titles, the Professors agree to teach only What they Know, the
Politicians changed to Statesmen, the Editors print only the
TruthóWould like to see Drunkenness and Prohibition abolished,
Corporal Punishment done away with, and the whole World free.
FOOL FRIENDS.
The Fool Friend believes every Story against you, never denies a Lie
unless it is in your Favor, regards your Reputation as Common Prey,
forgets his Principles to gratify your Enemies, and is so friendly that
you cannot Kick him.
INSPIRATION.
Nature tells a different Story to all Eyes and EarsóHorace Greeley and
the Big TreesóThe Man who "always did like rolling land"óWhat the
Snow looked like to the GermanóShakespeare's different Story for each
ReaderóAs with Nature so with the Bible.
THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.
People who live by LyingóA Case in pointóH. Hodson Rugg's Account of
the Conversion of Ingersoll and 5,000 of his FollowersóThe "Identity of
Lost Israel with the British Nation"óOld Falsehoods about InfidelsóThe
New York Observer and Thomas PaineóA Rascally English EditoróThe
Charge that Ingersoll's Son had been ConvertedóThe Fecundity of
Falsehood.
HOW TO EDIT A LIBERAL PAPER.
The Editor should not narrow his Horizon so that he can see only
One ThingóTo know the Defects of the Bible is but the Beginning of
WisdomóThe Liberal Paper should not discuss Theological Questions
AloneóA Column for ChildrenóCandor and KindnessóNothing should be
Asserted that is not KnownóAbove All, teach the Absolute Freedom of the
Mind.
SECULARISM.
The religion of Humanity; what it Embraces and what it AdvocatesóA
Protest against Ecclesiastical TyrannyóBelieves in Building a Home
hereóMeans Food and FiresideóThe Right to express your ThoughtóIts
advice to every Human BeingóA Religion without Mysteries, Miracles, or
Persecutions.
CRITICISM OF "ROBERT ELSMERE," "JOHN WARD, PREACHER," AND "AN AFRICAN FARM."
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