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It is an absolutely unique success of the church community to have introduced such an epoch-making change, in just a few years,… — Hans Kung Copy Share Image
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From a population point of view, it's actually very important that as few people as possible get the flu. People getting the… — Irwin Redlener Copy Share Image
The history of England, who has always dealt most harshly with her vanquished foe in the few European wars in which she… — Bernhard von Bulow Copy Share Image
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