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Intelligence doesn't just mean tracking down terrorists It means finding out what is in people's hearts and minds and discovering the complexity of most issues.
Karen Armstrong
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Karen Armstrong
Age: 79
Born: 1944
Born: November 14
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It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles.
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A theology should be like poetry, which takes us to the end of what words and thoughts can do.
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In order to always treat others, as we would wish to be treated ourselves, we have to learn about each other. Not just relying on an op-ed piece we may have read here, or a half-remembered interview on the television program there that happens to chime with our own views.
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