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Language should be pure, noble and graceful, as the body should be so: for both are vestures of the Soul.
John Lancaster Spalding
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John Lancaster Spalding
Age: 76 †
Born: 1840
Born: June 2
Died: 1916
Died: August 25
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Lebanon
Kentucky
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Though what we accept be true, it is a prejudice unless we ourselves have considered and understood why and how it is true.
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As our power over others increases, we become less free for to retain it, we must make ourselves its servants.
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