The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the…

Robert Green Ingersoll
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The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1888). Prose-poems and Selections from the Writings and Sayings of Robert G. Ingersoll
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