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Man is not to be comprehended as a starting-point, or progress as a goal, without those two great forces , Faith and Love . Prayer is sublime.

Albert Pike

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Albert Pike
Age: 81 †
Born: 1809
Born: December 29
Died: 1891
Died: April 2
Lawyer
Boston
Massachusetts
A. Pike
Men
Prayer
Love
Goal
Point
Faith
Comprehended
Force
Sublime
Two
Forces
Without
Starting
Great
Progress

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