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Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.

Ezra Taft Benson

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Ezra Taft Benson
Age: 94 †
Born: 1899
Born: August 4
Died: 1994
Died: May 30
Farmer
Politician
Prophet
Idaho
United States
Pride
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Others
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