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The important thing is how we know, not what or how much.

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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Catholic Priest
Lebanon
Kentucky
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The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.
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Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind.
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