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Order The World’s Sixteen Crucified Saviors now. DIVESTED of all explanation, the announcement of the fact that the time of the birth of many of the incarnated Gods and Saviors of antiquity was fixed at the same period, and this period the twenty- fifth of December, celebrated all over Christendom as the birthday of Jesus […]

Robert G. Ingersoll — An Intimate View I. Newton Baker, A.M. More than any man of his day he wrote and spoke and labored for an unshackled healthy brain, an untrammelled truthful tongue. Publisher’s Note This well-entitled “Intimate View,” although really a grateful Tribute, was originally prepared by Mr. Baker shortly after Mr. Ingersoll’s death, […]

Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. (1891) Robert Green Ingersoll I PRESUME I take about as much interest in what that picture represents as anybody else. I believe that it has been said this evening that the world will never be civilized so long as differences between nations are settled by gun or […]

Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Gladstone On V Field 1 Robert Green Ingersoll 20 page printout. Reproducible Electronic Publishing can defeat censorship. **** **** This file, its printout, or copies of either are to be copied and given away, but NOT sold. Bank of Wisdom, Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 The Works […]

Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. (1887) Robert Green Ingersoll               A LIBERAL paper should be edited by a Liberal man. And by the word Liberal I mean, not only free, not only one who thinks for himself, not only one who has escaped from the prisons of customs and creed, but one […]

Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. (1881) Robert Green Ingersoll I have sometimes thought that it will not make great and splendid character to rock children in the cradle of hypocrisy. I do not believe that the tendency is to make men and women brave and glorious when you tell them that there […]

Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Set 1 Robert Green Ingersoll 37 page printout Reproducible Electronic Publishing can defeat censorship. INTERVIEWS Contents of this file page THE BIBLE AND A FUTURE LIFE. 1 MRS. VAN COTT, THE REVIVALIST. 3 EUROPEAN TRIP AND GREENBACK QUESTION. 4 THE PRE-MILLENNIAL CONFERENCE. 7 THE SOLID SOUTH AND […]

Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Indianapolis Clergy Robert Green Ingersoll 17 page printout Reproducible Electronic Publishing can defeat censorship. **** **** This file, its printout, or copies of either are to be copied and given away, but NOT sold. Bank of Wisdom, Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 The Works of ROBERT G. […]

Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. (1888) Robert Green Ingersoll PREFACE TO PROF. VAN BUREN DENSLOW’S IF others who read this book get as much information as I did from the advance sheets, they will feel repaid a hundred times. It is perfectly delightful to take advantage of the conscientious labors of those […]

Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Organized Charities Robert Green Ingersoll ORGANIZED CHARITIES. I HAVE no great confidence in organized charities. Money is left and buildings are erected and sinecures provided for a good many worthless people. Those in immediate control are almost, or when they were appointed were almost, in want themselves, […]

Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Secular Union Robert Green Ingersoll **** **** CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN SECULAR UNION. Albany, N.Y., September 13, 1885. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: While I have never sought any place in any organization, and while I never intended to accept any place in any organization, yet as you have […]

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Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Thirteen Club Robert Green Ingersoll THIRTEEN CLUB DINNER. New York, December 13, 1886. TOAST. The Superstitions of Public Men. MR. CHIEF RULER AND GENTLEMEN: I suppose that the superstition most prevalent with public men, is the idea that they are of great importance to the public. As […]

Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Tribute Rev A Clark Robert Green Ingersoll A TRIBUTE TO THE REV. ALEXANDER CLARK. Washington, D.C. July 13, 1879. UPON the grave of the Reverend Alexander Clark I wish to place one flower. Utterly destitute of cold, dogmatic pride, that often passes for the love of God; […]

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The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Section XIV   John 8:1 JESUS went unto the mount of olives. 2. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him: and he sat down, and taught them. 3. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him […]

The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Section XXIX   Matthew 25:1 Parable of the ten virgins. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3. They that were […]

Contents Preface Chapter I – The Old Testament Chapter II – The New Testament Chapter III – Conclusion PREFACE I HAVE mentioned in the former part of The Age of Reason that it had long been my intention to publish my thoughts upon Religion; but that I had originally reserved it to a later period […]

From the Lansing State Journal newspaper (Lansing, Michigan) of February 23, 1933. HITLER AIMS BLOW AT ‘GODLESS’ MOVE Chancellor’s Forces Seek the Catholic Support for Latest Campaign   BERLIN, Feb. 23 (AP)–A campaign against the “godless movement” and an appeal for Catholic support were launched Wednesday by Chancellor Adolf Hitler’s forces. They struck at two […]

The Warfare of Science With Theology Chapter XIX From Leviticus To Political Economy by Andrew Dickson White I. ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF HOSTILITY TO LOANS AT INTEREST. Universal belief in the sin of loaning money at interest The taking of interest among the Greeks and Romans Opposition of leaders of thought, especially Aristotle Condemnation of […]

Mr. Roberts’ First Speech Mr. Bradlaugh’s First Speech Mr. Roberts Questions Mr. Bradlaugh Mr. Bradlaugh Questions Mr. Roberts Mr. Roberts’ Second Speech Mr. Bradlaugh’s Second Speech Mr. Roberts’ Third Speech Mr. Bradlaugh’s Third Speech

The CHAIRMAN: Mr. Roberts will now have a quarter of an hour’s speech. Mr. ROBERTS: Mr. Bradlaugh occupied a considerable portion of his half hour’s speech in reminding me of what he considered my failures. I have to remind him of what is a much greater failure on his part, and that is to deal […]

Does the Koran foretell the existence of Mahomedanism at a period 3,000 years after its establishment?- I think not. Then in what sense does the hypothesis of the Koran’s truth require the existence of Mahomedanism at the end of a similar time?–At what time? 3,000 years after the writing of the Koran?–3,000 years have not […]

Mr. BRADLAUGH: Mr. Roberts says he never meant it to be understood that we were to be bound, in this debate, by the ordinary English version. But I will remind him that, in my first speech, I said I should assume, for the purposes of this debate, that he meant the ordinary authorised English version, […]

  Descent of Man [ 1871 ] Charles Darwin [ 1809 – 1882 ]   Chapter VI – On the Affinities and Genealogy of Man EVEN if it be granted that the difference between man and his nearest allies is as great in corporeal structure as some naturalists maintain, and although we must grant that […]

  Descent of Man [ 1871 ] Charles Darwin [ 1809 – 1882 ]   Introduction THE NATURE of the following work will be best understood by a brief account of how it came to be written. During many years I collected notes on the origin or descent of man, without any intention of publishing […]

The Origin Of Species (1872) Charles Darwin   Chapter VIII: Instinct MANY instincts are so wonderful that their development will probably appear to the reader a difficulty sufficient to overthrow my whole theory. I may here premise that I have nothing to do with the origin of the mental powers, any more than I have […]

  The Voyage of the Beagle (1839) Charles Darwin   Chapter II: Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro — Excursion north of Cape Frio — Great Evaporation — Slavery — Botofogo Bay — Terrestrial Planariae — Clouds on the Corcovado — Heavy Rain — Musical Frogs — Phosphorescent Insects — Elater, springing powers of — […]

The Death of Christ (1896) by Charles Watts THE sermons preached on Good Friday last, as reported in the various newspapers, afforded strange and peculiar reading to the non-theological mind. The one theme dwelt upon in all the pulpits was the death of christ with its complete and sublime scheme of redemption for fallen man." […]