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The profound paradox is that the great man became more confident in his approach to others, including the man of his own Cabinet, but he recognized that his major confidence was not himself but in Another.
The profound paradox is that the great man became more confident in his approach to others, including the man of his own Cabinet, but he recognized that his major confidence was not himself but in Another.
Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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- Elton Trueblood
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- Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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