When passions and appetites are stronger than the intellect, men are s…

Robert Green Ingersoll
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When passions and appetites are stronger than the intellect, men are savages; when the intellect governs the passions, when the passions are servants, men are civilized. The people need education - facts - philosophy. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). The Works of Robert G.Ingersoll. [Dresden Ed.]
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