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“I hope I know my own unworthiness, and that I hate and despise myself and all my fellow-creatures as every practicable Christian should.” quote by Charles Dickens — Download Open image

““I hope I know my own unworthiness, and that I hate and despise myself and all my fellow-creatures as every practicable Christian should.””

Charles Dickens

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