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All my life I have made it a rule never to permit a religious man or woman take for granted that his or her religious beliefs deserved more consideration than non-religious beliefs or anti-religious ones. I never agree with that foolish statement that I ought to respect the views of others when I believe them to be wrong.

Chapman Cohen

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Chapman Cohen
Age: 85 †
Born: 1868
Born: September 1
Died: 1954
Died: February 4
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Leicester
England
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