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To accept anything on trust, to preclude critical application and development, is a grievous sin.
Vladimir Lenin
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Vladimir Lenin
Age: 53 †
Born: 1870
Born: April 22
Died: 1924
Died: January 21
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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
Vladimir Il'ich Lenin
Vladimir Il'ich Ul'yanov
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Perfect definition of atheist dogma. Your mind has been subjected to subtle mental conditioning year after year. Now the atheist lie has become the truth to you. A lie that can be blown away with the real truth. It just takes time to unwind the atheist mental conditioning. The truth is out there. Outside of atheist dogma lies the truth!
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