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The loss of religious faith among the most civilized portion of the race is a step from childishness toward maturity.

Charles Eliot Norton

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Charles Eliot Norton
Age: 80 †
Born: 1827
Born: November 16
Died: 1908
Died: October 21
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Charles Edward Norton
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