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Abraham Quote by Alden Bell

“It never meant anything, Moses says. Not to the god above it and not to the earth below it. It never did. Not even when they first did it. But it’s the doin it that counts. It’s something. You draw imaginary lines. That’s what you do. The Vestal looks at him kindly, a smile on her lips that seems…” quote by Alden Bell
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““It never meant anything, Moses says. Not to the god above it and not to the earth below it. It never did. Not even when they first did it. But it’s the doin it that counts. It’s something. You draw imaginary lines. That’s what you do. The Vestal looks at him kindly, a smile on her lips that seems affectionate--even maybe admiring. Then what do you do with the lines? she asks. And Moses looks at her straight and true. He says: Then you pick one side or the other and you stand there.””

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