"Here is a book worth more than all the other books which were ever printed; yet it is my misfortune never to have, till lately, found the time to read it with proper attention and feeling."
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January 1, 1970

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Who: Patrick Henry, American attorney, orator and Founding Father. — Note: Shortly before he died in his home, a friend saw him reading the Bible, and he replied with these words.