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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.

Benjamin Whichcote

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Benjamin Whichcote
Age: 74 †
Born: 1609
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: January 1
Philosopher
Theologian
Stoke
Limited
Greater
Truth
Power
Right

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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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