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“Could this have just happened? . . . I can’t believe that ... Some Power put all this into orbit and keeps it there.”

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"Friendship is one of the grand fundamental principles of "Mormonism"; to revolutionize and civilize the world, and cause wars and contentions to cease and men to become friends and brothers."

— Joseph Smith

Politics1682–1770

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"The erection of a great public building in any city almost always engenders controversy. The maxim that there can be no disputing about matters of taste seldom deters an eager host of critics, informe…"

— Hugh Macmillan

Politics1873–1952

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"Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind; therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest."

— Swami Vivekananda

Religion1863–1902

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"He was not a man who prattled readily, especially in a foreign tongue. He gave the impression that each word was excavated from his interior by some up-to-date process of mining."

— P. G. Wodehouse

Religion1881–1975

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