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Wherever God erects a house of prayer the Devil always builds a chapel there And 't will be found, upon examination, the latter has the largest congregation.

Daniel Defoe

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Daniel Defoe
Age: 70 †
Born: 1660
Born: September 30
Died: 1731
Died: April 24
Businessperson
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London
England
Daniel Foe
Wherever
Atheism
Erects
Devil
Chapel
Prayer
Congregation
Upon
Builds
House
Largest
Found
Examination
Always
Latter

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