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There is someone I accept even though I do not approve of all he does...and that someone is me
C. S. Lewis
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C. S. Lewis
Age: 64 †
Born: 1898
Born: January 1
Died: 1963
Died: January 1
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Above all else , the devil can not stand to be mocked.
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