The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12): Dresden Edition—MiscellanyIngersoll, Robert Green
Religion
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12): Dresden Edition—Miscellany
Ingersoll, Robert Green
Free thought
The Three Pests of a Community--I. Forms of Punishment and Torture--More
Crimes Committed than Prevented by Governments--II. Are not Vices
transmitted by Nature?--111. Is it Possible for all People to be
Honest?--Children of Vice as the natural Product of Society--Statistics:
the Relation between Insanity, Pauperism, and Crime--IV. The Martyrs of
Vice--Franklin's Interest in the Treatment of Prisoners--V. Kindness
as a Remedy--Condition of the Discharged Prisoner--VI. Compensation
for Convicts--VII. Professional Criminals--Shall the Nation take
Life?--Influence of Public Executions on the Spectators--Lynchers
for the Most Part Criminals at Heart--VIII. The Poverty of the Many a
perpetual Menace--Limitations of Land-holding.--IX. Defective Education
by our Schools--Hands should be educated as well as Head--Conduct
improved by a clearer Perception of Consequences--X. The Discipline of
the average Prison Hardening and Degrading--While Society cringes before
Great Thieves there will be Little Ones to fill the Jails--XI. Our
Ignorance Should make us Hesitate.
A WOODEN GOD.
On Christian and Chinese worship--Report of the Select Committee
on Chinese Immigration--The only true God as contrasted with
Joss--Sacrifices to the "Living God"--Messrs. Wright, Dickey, O'Connor
and Murch on the "Religious System" of the American Union--How to prove
that Christians are better than Heathens--Injustice in the Name of
God--An honest Merchant the best Missionary--A Few Extracts from
Confucius--The Report proves that the Wise Men of China who predicted
that Christians could not be Trusted were not only Philosophers but
Prophets.
SOME INTERROGATION POINTS.
A New Party and its Purpose--The Classes that Exist in every
Country--Effect of Education on the Common People--Wants Increased by
Intelligence--The Dream of 1776--The Monopolist and the Competitor--The
War between the Gould and Mackay Cables--Competition between
Monopolies--All Advance in Legislation made by Repealing Laws--Wages
and Values not to be fixed by Law--Men and Machines--The Specific of
the Capitalist: Economy--The poor Man and Woman devoured by
their Fellow-men--Socialism one of the Worst Possible forms of
Slavery--Liberty not to be exchanged for Comfort--Will the Workers
always give their Earnings for the Useless?--Priests, Successful Frauds,
and Robed Impostors.
ART AND MORALITY.
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