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“Everyone in daily life carries such a heavy mixed burden on his own conscience that he is reluctant to penalize those who have been caught.” quote by Brooks Atkinson — Download Open image

“Everyone in daily life carries such a heavy mixed burden on his own conscience that he is reluctant to penalize those who have been caught.”

Brooks Atkinson

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I have no objections to churches so long as they do not interfere with God's work.

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