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“It would be better for us to have some doubts in an honest pursuit of truth, than it would be for us to be certain about something that was not true.” quote by Daniel Wallace — Download Open image

“It would be better for us to have some doubts in an honest pursuit of truth, than it would be for us to be certain about something that was not true.”

Daniel Wallace

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“He was just changing, transforming himself into something new and different to carry his life forward in. All”

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