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Of all mad faiths maddest is the faith that we can get rid of faith.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
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Harry Emerson Fosdick
Age: 91 †
Born: 1878
Born: May 24
Died: 1969
Died: October 5
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H. E. Fosdick
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