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— Herbert Read"It will be a gay world. There will be lights everywhere except in the minds of men, and the fall of the last civilization will not be heard above the din."
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And this is the mission of the church--not civilization, but salvation--not better laws, purer legislation, social elevation, human equality and liberty, but first, the "kingdom of God and His righteousness;" regenerated hearts, and all other things will follow.
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