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I do not pretend to understand the moral universe the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Theodore Parker

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Theodore Parker
Age: 49 †
Born: 1810
Born: August 24
Died: 1860
Died: May 10
Theologian
Lexington
Massachusetts
Pretend
Toward
Justice
Sure
Moral
Universe
Bends
Understand
Oval
Long
Arcs

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