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Belief must be something different from a mixture of opinions about God and the world, and of precepts for one life or for two. Piety cannot be an instinct craving for a mess of metaphysical and ethical crumbs.

Friedrich Schleiermacher

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Friedrich Schleiermacher
Age: 65 †
Born: 1768
Born: November 21
Died: 1834
Died: January 12
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Breslau
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher
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