The title lecture attacks the ghosts of priestcraft and superstition that Ingersoll believed still haunted human thought. Others plead for the liberty of man, woman and child, condemn the beating of children, celebrate the Declaration of Independence and Illinois farming, and include his famous political speeches and the moving tribute at his brother Ebon’s grave.
Ingersoll’s oratory made him one of the most popular speakers in America, and these pieces show why. Download the free EPUB.