"I am never afraid of pure atheism; it is the flabby kind of sentimental deism that annoys me, because it is as slippery as air."
— Henry Adams

January 1, 1970

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The Rev. Stephen Hazard in Ch. VIII

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The Rev. Stephen Hazard in Ch. VIII