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The writers who accomplish most are those who compel thought on the highest and most profoundly interesting subjects.
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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Insight makes argument ridiculous.
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If there were nothing else to trouble us, the fate of the flowers would make us sad.
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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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