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We are not accountable for the sins of Adam.
Robert Green Ingersoll
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Robert Green Ingersoll
Age: 65 †
Born: 1833
Born: August 11
Died: 1899
Died: July 21
Essayist
Lawyer
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Dresden
Yates County
New York
Robert Ingersoll
The Great Agnostic
Accountable
Adam
Sins
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I will follow my logic, no matter where it goes, after it has consulted with my heart. If you ever come to a conclusion without calling the heart in, you will come to a bad conclusion.
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