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Wickedness is a kind of voluntary frenzy, and a chosen distraction.

John Tillotson

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John Tillotson
Age: 64 †
Born: 1630
Born: October 10
Died: 1694
Died: November 22
Archbishop Of Canterbury
Priest
Frenzy
Voluntary
Wickedness
Distraction
Chosen
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