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God deliver us all from prejudice and unkindness, and fill us with the love of truth and virtue.

William Ellery Channing

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William Ellery Channing
Age: 62 †
Born: 1780
Born: April 7
Died: 1842
Died: October 2
Pastor
Preacher
Theologian
Newport
Rhode Island
Reverend William Ellery Channing
Unkindness
Deliver
Fill
Prejudice
Virtue
Truth
Love

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