Ingersollia
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- Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs
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1. INGERSOLLIA2. INTRODUCTION3. 1. Ingersoll as a Farmer4. 2. The Happy Life of the Farm5. 3. The Ambitious Farmer's Boy6. 4. Never Be Afraid of Work!7. 5. Happiness the Object of Life8. 6. The Sunset of the Farmer's Life9. 7. Farmers, Protect Yourselves!10. 8. Roast the Beef, Not the Cook.11. 9. Cultivated Farmers.12. 10. The Wages of Slovenly Farming.13. 11. The Farmer's Happy Winter14. 12. The Almighty Dollar15. 13. The Farmer in Debt16. 14. Own Your Own Home17. 15. What to do with the Idlers18. 16. Farm-Life Lonely19. 17. The Best Farming States20. 18. The Laborers, the Kings and Queens21. 19. The Family the Only Heaven in this World22. 20. The Far-Seeing Eyes of Children.23. 21. Love and Freedom in a Cabin24. 22. The Turnpike Road of Happiness25. 23. Love Paying Ten Per Cent26. 24. A Word to the Cross-Grained27. 25. Oh! Daughters and Wives be Beautiful28. 26. A Wholesome Word to the Stingy29. 27. The Boss of the Family30. 28. Be Honor Bright!31. 29. The Opera at the Table32. 30. A Child's laugh sweeter than Apollo's lyre33. 31. Don't Wake the Children34. 32. How to Deal with Children35. 33. Give a Child a Chance36. 34. The Greatest Liars in Michigan37. 35. Forgive the Children!38. 36. A Solemn Satire on Whipping Children39. 37. The Whips and Gods are Gone!40. 38. Absolute Independence of the Individual41. 39. Saved by Disobedience42. 40. Intellectual Tyranny43. 41. Say What You Think44. 42. I Want to Put Out the Fires of Hell45. 43. The Puritans46. 44. A Star in the Sky of Despair47. 45. Do not Shock the Heathen!48. 46. I will Settle with God Myself49. 47. I Claim my Right to Guess50. 48. The Brain a Castle51. 49. I am Something52. 50. Every Man a Bight to Think53. 51. Too Early to Write a Creed54. 52. Every Mind True to Itself55. 53. The Torch of Progress.56. 54. Gold makes a Barren Landscape57. 55. A Grand Achievement58. 56. The Divorce of Church and State59. 57. Professors60. 58. Developement61. 59. Poet's Dream62. 60. The Temple of the Future63. 61. The final Goal64. 62. The Eighteenth Century65. 63. Liberty—Fraternity—Equality!66. 64. Liberty!67. 65. Ingersoll Not a Politician68. 66. Civilization69. 67. Cornell University70. 68. Church and School Divorced71. 69. Laws That Want Repealing72. 70. Government Secular73. 71. 1876! (1776?)74. 72. Candidates Made Hypocrites75. 73. The Church and the Throne76. 74. The Old Idea77. 75. Liberty for Politicians78. 76. Tax all Church Property79. 77. The Source of Power80. 78. The Best Blood of the Old Word come to the New81. 79. No State Church82. 80. The Enthusiasts of 177683. 81. The Church Must Have no Sword84. 82. We are All of Us Kings! I want the power where some one can use85. 83. Honesty Tells!86. 84. Working for Others.87. 85. State Sovereignty88. 86. The King of America89. 87. Years Without Seeing a Dollar!90. 88. The Wail of Dead Nations91. 89. What the Republican Party Did92. 90. Doings of Democrats93. 91. Photograph of a Democrat.94. 92. I am a Republican, I Tell You!95. 93. Recollect!96. 94. Give Every Man a Chance97. 95. Who Shall Rule the Country?98. 96. The Declaration of Independence99. 97. The World Grows Brighter.100. 98. The Column of July101. 99. A Nation of Rascals102. 100. We are a Great People103. 101. Mule Equality104. 102. Room for Every Wing.105. 103. The Republican Platform.106. 104. Our Government the best on Earth107. 105. Will the Second Century of America be as good as the First?108. 106. The Glory of Science.109. 107. The Tables Turned110. 108. Science Better than a Creed111. 109. The Religion of Science112. 110. Science not Sectarian113. 111. The Epitaph of all Religions114. 112. The Real Priest115. 113. Science is Power116. 114. Science Supreme117. 115. Science Opening the Gates of Thought118. 116. Stars and Grains of Sand119. 117. The Trinity of Science120. 118. The Old and the New Old ideas perished in the retort of the121. 119. The Triumphs of Science122. 120. What Science Found!123. 121. Science the only Lever124. 122. The Colonel Short of Words!!!125. 123. Slavery in the Name of Religion126. 124. The Patrons of Slavery127. 125. A Colored Man in Congress128. 126. The Zig-zag Strip129. 127. Black People have Suffered Enough130. 128. The History of Civilization131. 129. Does God Uphold Slavery?132. 130. Solemn Defiance133. 131. The Soldiers of the Republic134. 132. Honor to the Brave!135. 133. What Were We Fighting For?136. 134. The Revolution Consummated137. 135. Fighting Done!—Work Begun!138. 136. Manhood worth more than Gold139. 137. Grander than Greek or Roman.140. 138. Let us Drink to the Living and the Dead141. 139. Will the Wounds of the War be Healed?142. 140. Saviours of the Nation143. 141. General Grant144. 142. Paper is not Money145. 143. The Debt will be paid146. 144. 1873 to 1879!147. 145. A Voter because a Man148. 146. Keep the Flag in Heaven!149. 147. Prosperity and Resumption hand in hand150. 148. Every Poor Man should Stand by the Government151. 149. We Will Settle Pair!152. 150. A Government with a Long Arm153. 151. No Repudiation154. 152. The Great Crash!155. 153. Promises Don't Pay156. 154. Solid and Bright!157. 155. The South and the Tariff158. 156. I am for Protection159. 157. The Old Woman of Tewksbury160. 158. American Muscle, Coined into Gold161. 159. Inflation162. 160. Resources of Illinois.163. 161. Money!164. 162. Money by Work165. 163. Meat Twice a Year166. 164. America a Glorious Land167. 165. How to Spend a Dollar168. 166. Honesty is Best always and Everywhere169. 167. A Fountain of Greenbacks170. 168. What the Greenback says!171. 169. Honest Methods172. 170. Silver demonetized by Fraud!173. 171. The Crime of Crimes!174. 172. Faith—A Mixture of Insanity and Ignorance175. 173. What the Saints Could Cure!176. 174. The Sleep of Persecutors177. 175. Crime Rampant and God Silent!178. 176. How Criminals Die Serenely!179. 177. The first Corpse and the first Cathedral180. 178. The Sixteenth Century181. 179. An Orthodox Gentleman182. 180. A Bold Assertion183. 181. History a Bloody Farce!184. 182. Weak ones Suffering—Heaven deaf185. 183. Heaven has no Ear, no Hand186. 184. Religion is Tyrannical187. 185. Religion and Facts188. 186. Religion not the End of Life189. 187. Creeds190. 188. The Worst Religion in the World191. 189. Religion Demanding Miracles192. 190. We Want One Fact193. 191. The Design Argument194. 192. Down, Forever Down195. 193. The Back196. 194. An Awful Admission197. 195. The Church Forbids Investigation198. 196. The Church Charges Falsely199. 197. The Church in the "Dark Ages"200. 198. The Few Say, "Think!"201. 199. The Church and the Tree of Knowledge202. 200. The Church Cries, "Believe!"203. 201. The Heretics Cried, "Halt!"204. 202. The World not so Awful Flat205. 203. From Whence Come Wars?206. 204. Another Day of Divine Work207. 205. The Donkey and the Lion208. 206. The Orthodox Christian209. 207. Alms-Dish and Sword210. 208. The Church the Great Robber211. 209. The Church Impotent212. 210. Toleration213. 211. Shakespeare's Plays v. Sermons214. 212. Why Should the Church be Merciful?215. 213. The Church and the Infidel.216. 214. Back to Chaos217. 215. Infinite Impudence of the Church218. 216. Wanted!—A New Method219. 217. The Kirk of Scotland220. 218. The Church Looks Back221. 219. Diogenes222. 220. The Church and War223. 221. The Call to Preach224. 222. Burning Servetus225. 223. Freedom for the Clergy226. 224. The Pulpit Weakening227. 225. Origin of the Priesthood228. 226. The Clergy on Heaven229. 227. The Parson, the Crane and the Fish230. 228. Banish Me from Eden—But!231. 229. The Pulpit's Cry of Fear232. 230. Restive Clergymen233. 231. The Parson Factory at Andover234. 232. A Charge to Presbyteries235. 233. Nature the True Bible236. 234. Inspiration237. 335. The 109th Psalm!238. 236. I Don't Believe the Bible239. 237. The Bible the Real Persecutor240. 238. Immoralities of the Bible241. 239. The Bible Stands in the Way242. 240. The Bible False243. 241. The Man I Love244. 242. Whale, Jonah and All245. 243. Damned for Laughing at Samson246. 244. The Man, Not the Book, Inspired247. 245. The Bible a Chain248. 246. Absurd and Foolish Fables249. 247. The Bible the Work of Man250. 248. Something to Admire, not Laugh at251. 249. An Intellectual Deformity252. 250. The Bible a Poor Product253. 251. The Bible the Battle Ground of Sects254. 252. The Bible Childish255. 253. Where Moses got the Pentateuch256. 254. God's Letter to His Children257. 255. Examination a Crime258. 256. Read the Bible—and Then!259. 257. An Infallible Book Makes Slaves260. 258. Can a Sane Man Believe in Inspiration?261. 259. An Inspiration Test262. 260. The Real Bible263. 261. The Bad Passages in the Bible not Inspired264. 262. Too much Pictorial265. 263. One Plow worth a Million Sermons266. 264. The Infidels of 1776267. 265. The Legitimate Influence of Religion268. 266. Infidels the Flowers of the World269. 267. The Noblest Sons of, Earth270. 268. How Ingersoll became an Infidel271. 269. Why Should Infidels Die in Fear?272. 270. Infidelity is Liberty273. 271. The World in Debt to Infidels274. 272. Infidels the Pioneers of Progress275. 273. Infidels the Great Discoverers276. 274. The Altar of Reason277. 275. Every Nation has Created a God278. 276. Gods with Back-Hair279. 277. Creation the Decomposition of the Infinite280. 278. The Gods Are as the People Are281. 279. Gods Shouldn't Make Mistakes282. 280. Miracles283. 281. Plenty of Gods on Hand284. 282. The Devil Difficulty285. 283. Was the Devil an Idiot?286. 284. Industrious Deities287. 285. God in Idleness288. 286. Fancy a Devil Drowning a World289. 287. Some Gods Very Particular About Little Things290. 288 The Gods of To-day the Scorn of To-morrow291. 289. No Evidence of a God in Nature292. 290. Great Variety in Gods293. 291. God Grows Smaller294. 292. Give the Devil His Due295. 293. Casting out Devils296. 294. On the Horns of a Dilemma297. 295. The Devil and the Swine298. 296. How can I assist God?299. 297. Can God be Improved?300. 298. That Dreadful Apple!301. 299. The Devils better than the Gods302. 300. Is it Possible?303. 301. It is Impossible!304. 302. Hope of a Future Life305. 303. I am Immortal306. 304. What if Death Does End All?307. 305. The Old World Ignorant of Destiny308. 306. Where the Doctrine of Hell was born309. 307. The Grand Companionships of Hell310. 308. Horror of Horrors!311. 309. The Drama of Damnation312. 310. Annihilation rather than be a God313. 311. "All that have Red Hair shall be Damned."314. 312. The Conscience of a Hyena315. 313. I Leave the Dead316. 314. Calvin in Hell!317. 315. Jesus Christ318. 316. The Emperor Constantine.319. 317. Did Franklin and Jefferson Die in Fear?320. 318. Angels at Constantino's Dying Bed!321. 319. Diderot322. 320. Benedict Spinoza323. 321. Thomas Paine324. 322. The Greatest of all Political Writers325. 323. The Writings of Paine326. 324. The Last Words of Paine.327. 325. Paine Believed in God328. 326. The Intellectual Hera329. 327. Paine, Franklin, Jefferson330. 328. David Hume331. 329. Voltaire332. 330. John Calvin333. 331. Calvin's Five Fetters334. 332. Humboldt335. 333. Humbolt's Travels336. 334. Humboldt's Illustrious Companions337. 335. Humboldt the Apostle of Science338. 336. Ingersoll Muses by Napoleon's Tomb339. 337. Eulogy on J. G. Blaine340. 338. A Model Leader341. 339. Abraham Lincoln342. 340. Swedenborg343. 341. Jeremy Bentham344. 342. Charles Fourier345. 343. Auguste Comte346. 344. Herbert Spencer347. 345. Robert Collyer348. 346. John Milton349. 347. Ernst Haeckel350. 348. Professor Swing, a Dove amongst Vultures351. 349. Queen Victoria and George Eliot352. 350. Bough on Rabbi Bien353. 351. General Garfield354. 352. "Wealthy in Integrity; In Brain a Millionaire."355. 353. Garfield a Certificate of the Splendor of the American Constitution356. 354. Dr. W. Hiram Thomas357. 355. Heresy and Orthodoxy358. 356. The Aristocracy that will Survive.359. 357. Truth will Bear the Test360. 358. Paring Nails361. 359. There may be a God362. 360. The People are Beginning to Think363. 361. Unchained Thought364. 362. Man the Victor of the Future365. 363. The Sacred Sabbath366. 364. Make the Sabbath Merry367. 365. Away to the Hills and the Sea368. 366. Melancholy Sundays369. 367. Moses took Egyptian Law for his Model370. 368. A False Standard of Success371. 369. Toilers and Idlers372. 370. The Sad Wilderness History373. 371. Law Much Older than Sinai374. 372. Who is the Blasphemer?375. 373. Standing Tip for God376. 374. Matter and Force377. 375. Haeckel before Moses!378. 376. How was it Done?379. 377. General Joshua380. 378. Early Rising is Barbaric!381. 379. Sleep is Medicine!382. 380. Never Rise at Four O'Clock383. 381. The Hermit is Mad384. 382. Duke Orang-Outang385. 383. Self-Made Men386. 384. The One Window in the Ark387. 385. No Ante-Diluvian Camp-Meetings!388. 386. Hard Work in the Ark389. 387. What did Moses know about the Sun?390. 388. Something for Nothing391. 389. Polygamy392. 390. The Colonel in the Kitchen—How to Cook a Beefsteak393. 391. Fresh Air394. 392. Cooking a Fine Art395. 393. Scathing Impeachment of Intemperance396. 394. Liberty Defined397. 395. Free, Honest Thought398. 396. Ingersoll Prefers Shoemakers to Princes399. 397. Sham Dignity400. 398. A Good Time Coming!401. 399. Who is the True Nobleman?402. 400. Wanted!—More Manliness403. 401. Education of Nature404. 402. The Worker Wearing the Purple405. 403. Flowers406. 404. Be Happy—Here and Now!407. 405. The School House a Fort408. 406. We are Getting Free409. 407. The Solid Rock410. 408. The Gospel of Cheerfulness411. 409. The Gospel of Liberty412. 410. The Gospel of 'Good Living413. 411. The Gospel of Intelligence414. 412. The Gospel of Justice415. GEMS FROM THE CONTROVERSIAL GASKET416. 413. The Origin of the Controversy417. 414. What is Christianity?418. 415. Summary of Evangelical Belief419. 416. A Profound Change in the World of Thought420. 417. The Believer in the Inspiration of the Bible has too Much to Believe421. 418. A Frank Admission422. 419. The Bible Should be Better than any other Book423. 420. A Serious Charge424. 421. If the Bible is Not Verbally Inspired, What Then?425. 422. A Hindu Example426. 423. A Test Fairly Applied427. 424. Suppose!428. 425. Proofs of Civilization429. 426. A Persian Gospel430. 427. Man the Author of all Books431. 428. God and Brahma432. 429. Matthew, Mark, and Luke433. 430. Christianity Takes no Step in Advance434. 431. Christianity a Mixture of Good and Evil435. 432. Jehovah, Epictetus and Cicero436. 433. The Atonement437. 434. Sin as a Debt438. 435. The Logic of the Coffin439. 436. Judas Iscariot440. 437. The Standard of Right441. 438. What is Conscience?442. 439. No Right to Think!443. 440. The Liberty of the Bible444. 441. Slavery in Heaven445. 442. Jehovah Breaking His Own Laws446. 443. Who Designed the Designer?447. 444. What we Know of the Infinite448. 445. The Universe Self-Existent449. 446. Jehovah's Promise Broken450. 447. Character Bather than Creed451. 448. Mohammed the Prophet of God452. 449. Wanted!—A Little More Legislation453. 450. Is all that Succeeds Inspired?454. 451. The Morality in Christianity455. 452. Miracle Mongers456. 453. The Honor Due to Christ457. 454. Christianity has no Monopoly in Morals458. 455. Old Age in Superstition's Lap459. 456. Ararat in Chicago460. 457. How Gods and Devils are Made461. 458. The Romance of Figures462. 459. God and Zeno463. 460. Why was Christ so Silent?464. 461. The Philosophy of Action465. 462. Infinite Punishment for Finite Crimes.466. 463. Whence Came the Gospels?467. 464. Mr. Black's Admission468. 465. The Stars Upon the Door of France469. A KIND WORD FOR JOHN CHINAMAN470. 466. The Select Committee Afraid471. 467. The Gods of the Joss-House and Patmos472. 468. A Little Too Late473. 469. Christianity has a Fair Show in San Francisco474. 470. An Arrow from the Quiver of Satire475. 471. We Have no Religious System476. 472. Congress Nothing to Do with Religion477. 473. Concessions of the Illustrious Four!478. 474. Do not Trample on John Chinaman479. 475. Be Honest with the Chinese480. 476. An Honest Merchant the Best Missionary481. 477. Good Words from Confucius482. 478. The Ancient Chinese483. 479. The Chinese and Civil Service Reform484. 480. Invading China in the Name of Opium and Christ485. 481. Don't be Dishonest in the Name of God486. 482. Diversity of Opinion Abolished by Henry VIII487. 483. Spencer and Darwin Damned488. 484. The Dead do Not Persecute489. 485. The Atheist a Legal Outcast in Illinois490. 486. How the Owls Hoot491. 487. The Fate of Theological Students492. 488. Trials for Heresy493. 489. Presbyterianism Softening494. 490. The Methodist "Hoist with his own Petard."495. 491. The Precious Doctrine of Total Depravity496. 492. Guilty of Heresy497. 493. Dishonest Teachers.498. 494. Self-Reliance a Deadly Sin!499. 495. A Hundred and Fifty Years Ago500. 496. The Despotism of Faith501. 497. Believe, or Beware502. 498. Calvin's Petrified Heart503. 499. Logic Unconfined.504. 500. Politeness at Athens!505. 501. The Tail of a Lion506. 502. While the Preachers Talked the People Slept507. 503. Christianity no Friend to Progress508. 504. Where is the New Eden?509. 505. The Real Eden is Beyond510. 506. Party Names Belittle Men511. 507. Where Did the Serpent Come From?512. 508. Must We Believe Fables to be Good and True? Must we, in order to be513. 509. Why Did Not God Kill the Serpent?514. 510. Questions About the Ark515. 511. Was Language Confounded at Babel.516. 512. Would God Kill a Man for Making Ointment?517. 513. How Did Water run up Hill?518. 514. Would a Real God Uphold Slavery?519. 515. Will There Be an Eternal Auto da Fe?520. 516. Why Hate an Atheist?521. ORIENT PEARLS AS RANDOM STRUNG522. INGERSOLL'S ORATION AT HIS BROTHER'S GRAVE523. INGERSOLL'S DREAM OF THE WAR524. EPIGRAMS.525. DEFINITIONS.526. BELIEFS.