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On the Cross the Jesus of the Four Gospels, who was God, cried out My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken… — Charles Bradlaugh Copy Share Image
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Among the sayings and discourses imputed to him (i.e. Jesus) by his biographers, I find many passages of fine imagination, correct morality,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
As a philosophical problem, it comes down to a better way to engage with the passage of time; and I think we're… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
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