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So, ministers say that they teach charity. This is natural. They live on alms. All beggars teach that others should give.

Robert Green Ingersoll

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Robert Green Ingersoll
Age: 65 †
Born: 1833
Born: August 11
Died: 1899
Died: July 21
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Dresden
Yates County
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Robert Ingersoll
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