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I do beseech you to direct your efforts more to preparing youth for the path and less to preparing the path for the youth.

Ben Lindsey

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Ben Lindsey
Age: 73 †
Born: 1869
Born: November 25
Died: 1943
Died: March 26
Judge
Lawyer
Jackson
Tennessee
Benjamin Barr Lindsey
Ben Barr Lindsey
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Direct
Youth
Path
Effort
Less
Beseech
Preparing

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