"Latest Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll" is a collection of lectures by Robert Green Ingersoll, a prominent American orator and freethinker of the 19th century. In this compilation, Ingersoll delivers thought-provoking and also controversial speeches that challenge traditional religious beliefs and championing reason, science, and also humanism over dogma and superstition. Throughout the lectures, Ingersoll passionately advocates for intellectual freedom and the separation of church and state. He addresses topics such as religious skepticism, the importance of critical thinking, the flaws in organized religion, and the need for a more rational and other one compassionate society. Ingersoll's eloquent and eloquently delivered speeches earned him the nickname "The Great Agnostic. "He fearlessly criticizes religious authorities and also traditional beliefs, promoting a worldview based on empirical evidence and humanist ethics. Ingersoll's wit, humor, and charismatic speaking style captivated audiences, but his ideas also garnered him both admirers and detractors. In "Latest Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll," the author challenges his listeners to question long-held beliefs and embrace reason and science as the guiding principles of human progress. The collection showcases Ingersoll's commitment to advocating for the freedom of thought, the rights of individuals, and the advancement of humanity through reason and knowledge.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1900 Edition.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...to grow great.--The last Napoleon was not satisfied with being the emperor of the French. He was not satisfied with having a circlet of gold about his head. He wanted some evidence that he had something of value within his head. So he wrote the life of Julius Caesar that he might become a member of the French Academy.--Abraham Lincoln was, in my judgment, in many respects, the grandest man ever President ot the United States. Upon his monument these words should be written: "Here sleeps the only man in the history of the world who, having been clothed with almost absolute power, never abused it except upon the side of mercy."--A government founded upon anything except liberty and justice cannot and ought not to stand. All the wrecks 1 on either side of the stream of time, all the wrecks of the great cities, and all the nations that have passed away--all are a warning that no nation founded upon injustice can etarid. From the sand-enshrouded Egypt, from the marble wilderness of Athens, and from every fallen, crumbling stone of the once mighty Rome, comes a wail, as it were, the cry that no nation founded upon injustice can permanently stand.--I have some excuses to offer for the race to which I belong. My first excuse is that this is not a very good world to raise folks in anyway. It is not very well adapted to raising magnificent people. There's only a quarter of it land to start with. It is three times better fitted for raising fish than folks; and in that one-quarter of land there is not a tenth part fit to raise people on. You can't raise people without a good climate. You have got to have the right kind of climate, and you have got to have certain elements in the soil or you can't raise good people. Do you know that there is only a...

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