Robert Ingersoll's sparkling wit, lightning-bolt honesty, and vast love for humanity offered enormous RELIEF from religious force and fear in America's late 1800's.

Presented by Connie Cook Smith

Please note, most of the numbered tabs above take you to brief pages of direct quotes by Robert Ingersoll on those various subjects. My own essays are not numbered and are headed up with my byline, my name.

15. HALF-HOUR RADIO SHOW


WCBU-Radio (Peoria IL) 1983 series, "Why Did They Come?" Actors bring Ingersoll's story to life in a half-hour program based on Connie's research.

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