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"I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance."

Frank Knox, American Public Servant

Civilization, Heart, Man, Nothing

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"I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance."

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