Statements (86)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:church
gptkb:legislation gptkb:political_organization gptkb:Person |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Freethought_Society gptkb:Secular_Humanism freethought movement American secularism |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
1833-08-11
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| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Davenport,_Iowa
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| gptkbp:burial_place |
Springdale Cemetery
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Ingersoll_family
three |
| gptkbp:death_date |
1899-07-21
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Eureka_College
|
| gptkbp:famous_quote |
" Happiness is the only good."
" The time to be happy is now." " The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart." " The man who knows how to think is the man who knows how to act." " Atheism is a non-prophet organization." " We rise by lifting others." " Happiness is the only good; the place to be happy is here; the time to be happy is now." " To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble." " The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops; but the kind of man the country turns out." " The time to be happy is now, and the place to be happy is here." " The greatest gift is not being afraid to question." " The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake; you can't learn anything from being perfect." |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Robert G. Ingersoll
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Bertrand_Russell
gptkb:American_liberalism modern atheism |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Voltaire
gptkb:Thomas_Paine |
| gptkbp:known_for |
Advocacy for separation of church and state
Promotion of rationalism Criticism of Christianity criticism of religion support of civil rights advocacy of free thought Public speaking against religion |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
advocacy for women's rights
speeches on education reform speeches on the role of government campaign for the separation of church and state debate with religious leaders lecture on the Civil War speaking tour in the 1890s speeches on morality without religion speeches on science and religion speeches on the afterlife speeches on the beauty of nature speeches on the dangers of dogma speeches on the future of humanity speeches on the impact of superstition speeches on the impact of technology speeches on the importance of community speeches on the importance of critical thinking speeches on the importance of education speeches on the importance of empathy speeches on the importance of free speech speeches on the importance of kindness speeches on the importance of reason speeches on the nature of God speeches on the power of love speeches on the pursuit of happiness speeches on the rights of man speeches on the role of religion in society speeches on the significance of art speeches on the significance of personal freedom speeches on the value of doubt speeches on the value of friendship |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:language
The Gods Some Mistakes of Moses The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:Politician gptkb:Piano_Sonata |
| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:Peoria,_Illinois
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Peoria,_Illinois |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Eva_Ingersoll
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Robert_M._Price
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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