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Language the most forcible proceeds from the man who is most sincere. The way to speak with power, or to write words that pierce mankind to the quick, is to speak and write honestly.

Elias Lyman Magoon

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Elias Lyman Magoon
Age: 76 †
Born: 1810
Born: January 1
Died: 1886
Died: January 1
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