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Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
Politician
Statesman
Writer
Dublin city
Inspirational
Art
Men
Remaking
Life
Essentially
Finished
Creation
Theory
Religion

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