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Commemorating the centennial of the Declaration of Independence and written in 1876, Ingersoll told his audience: "In 1776 our fathers endeavored to retire the gods from politics. . . . It was a notice to all churches and priests that thereafter mankind would govern and protect themselves. Politically it tore down every altar and denied the authority of every 'sacred book,' and appealed from the Providence of God to the Providence of Man."
(49 minutes. Produced by Vincent Bagnall
Commemorating the centennial of the Declaration of Independence and written in 1876, Ingersoll told his audience: "In 1776 our fathers endeavored to retire the gods from politics. . . . It was a notice to all churches and priests that thereafter mankind would govern and protect themselves. Politically it tore down every altar and denied the authority of every 'sacred book,' and appealed from the Providence of God to the Providence of Man."
(49 minutes. Produced by Vincent Bagnall
