"Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.“


-Henri Frederic Amiel

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Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.

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