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The law tells me how crooked I am. Grace comes along and straightens me out.

Billy Sunday

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Billy Sunday
Age: 72 †
Born: 1862
Born: November 19
Died: 1935
Died: November 6
Baseball Player
Evangelist
Ames
Iowa
William Ashley Sunday
Law
Comes
Straightens
Crooked
Lawyer
Tells
Along
Grace

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