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The Universe should be deemed an immense Being, always living, always moved and always moving in an eternal activity inherent in itself, and which, subordinate to no foreign cause, is communicated to all its parts, connects them together, and makes the world of things a complete and perfect whole.

Albert Pike

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Albert Pike
Age: 81 †
Born: 1809
Born: December 29
Died: 1891
Died: April 2
Lawyer
Boston
Massachusetts
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