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n“Givento every human being every right that you claim for yourself.”
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Sonsaid Robert Green Ingersoll, who was born on this date in 1833.nIngersoll worked to end slavery and argued in favor of equal rightsnfor women and minorities.
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Sonsaid Robert Green Ingersoll, who was born on this date in 1833.nIngersoll worked to end slavery and argued in favor of equal rightsnfor women and minorities.n
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n“Happinessnis not a reward – it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishmentn- it is a result.”
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n Ingersollnbelieved in a natural world (not a supernatural one), and he was thenmost successful orator in nineteenth century America.
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“Collegesnare places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.”
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nWhoa!nI think this is a very interesting quote—but I’m going to have tonreally think about this one!
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nToday’s a great day to celebratenIngersoll, read his words, and contemplate his ideas!
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nChecknout this Kids Net article about Ingersoll.
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nMarknTwain and Thomas Edison both admired Ingersoll. Twain (SamuelnClemons) said after he heard Ingersoll speak, “Indoubt if America has ever seen anything quite equal it. I am wellnsatisfied that I shall not live to see its equal again. How palenthose speeches are in print, but how radiant, how full of colors, hownblinding they were in the delivery!” Edison recorded ontonphonograph records at least three short bits of speeches bynIngersoll. (RCA claimed that the Ingersoll cylinders were the oldestnrecordings in their historic vault.)
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nApple computer inventor Steve Wozniak’s birthday
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nIndependence Day in Chad
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