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I believe that entertainment and amusements are the work of the Enemy to keep dying men from knowing they're dying and to keep enemies of God from remembering that they're enemies.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

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Aiden Wilson Tozer
Age: 66 †
Born: 1897
Born: April 21
Died: 1963
Died: May 12
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Pennsylvania
United States
Aiden Wilson Tozer
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