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The greatest deterrent to giving is the illusion that this earth is our home.

Randy Alcorn

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Randy Alcorn
Age: 89 †
Born: 1898
Born: January 23
Died: 1987
Died: March 2
Actor
Clergyman
Film Actor
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Orange County
Virginia
George Randolph Scott
Giving
Deterrent
Illusion
Greatest
Earth
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