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All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are fit only for impostors to preach and fools to believe.
All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are fit only for impostors to preach and fools to believe.
Approximate author period: c. 1773 AD · early modern
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- Thomas Paine
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- Approximate author period: c. 1773 AD · early modern
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