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Human unity is not something we are called on to create — only something we are called on to recognize.

William Sloane Coffin

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William Sloane Coffin
Age: 81 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 1
Died: 2006
Died: April 12
Activist
Pastor
New York City
New York
William Sloane Coffin
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Recognize
Create
Called
Spiritual
Human
Something
Unity

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