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title: "2 Thought Persecution Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [When I was growing up, I, like many Jews, cheered what appeared to be the receding of faith from everyday life. The further religion got from our lives the better our lives would get, I thought, because persecution had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/when-i-was-growing-up-i-like-many-jews-cheered-what-appeared-to-be/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

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> [“I was captivated by the thought: what if persecution is the normal, expected situation for a believer? And what if persecution is, in fact, soil in which faith can grow?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/i-was-captivated-by-the-thought-what-if-persecution-is-the-normal/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

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