"There is no proselyter half so energetic as the hard-shelled atheist."
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"A New Preface to an Old Story", Broun's Nutmeg, August 19, 1939
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Heywood Broun
Heywood Campbell Broun Jr. (December 7, 1888 – December 18, 1939) was an American journalist, sportswriter and newspaper columnist in New York City. He founded the American Newspaper Guild, now known as The Newspaper Guild.
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