In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequ…

Robert Green Ingersoll
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In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences. ✨ 'Some Reasons Why' (1881) pt. 8 'The New Testament' in 'The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll' (1915) vol. 2, p. 315
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In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences. ✨ 'Some Reasons Why' (1881) pt. 8 'The New Testament' in 'The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll' (1915) vol. 2, p. 315

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