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But neither infinite power nor infinite wisdom could bestow godhood upon men. For that there would have to be infinite love as well.

But neither infinite power nor infinite wisdom could bestow godhood upon men. For that there would have to be infinite love as well.

Approximate author period: c. 1959 AD · modern

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Walter M. Miller Jr.
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Approximate author period: c. 1959 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Walter M. Miller Jr., based on documented lifetime 1923 to 1996. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357839 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357839 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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