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Inferior thinking and writing will make a name for a man among inferior people, who in all ages and countries, are the majority.

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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