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The object of man's worship, whatever it be, will naturally be his standard of perfection. He clothes it with every attribute, belonging, in his view, to a perfect character and this character he himself endeavors to attain.
Simon Greenleaf
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Simon Greenleaf
Age: 69 †
Born: 1783
Born: December 5
Died: 1853
Died: October 6
Lawyer
Newburyport
Massachusetts
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