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Only God may be adored, because only God is unlimited goodness, truth, and beauty, and thus only God deserves unlimited love.

Peter Kreeft

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Peter Kreeft
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: March 16
Philosopher
Professor
Theologian
Writer
Paterson
New Jersey
Peter John Kreeft
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