Robert G. Ingersoll - Liberty sustains the same relation to mind th

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Ingersoll, Robert G. "The Gods." The Gods and Other Lectures, C. P. Farrell, 1878, p. 75.

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About the Author

Robert G. Ingersoll

Born: August 11, 1833
Died: July 21, 1899
Nationality: American
Profession: Politician

Biography

Robert Green "Bob" Ingersoll was an American lawyer, a Civil War veteran, political leader, and orator of the United States during the Golden Age of Free Thought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism. He was nicknamed "The Great Agnostic". Ingersoll was considered to be the greatest orator and political thinker of his day, but his overt atheistic views curtailed his elected political career.

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