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I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exerti

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active – not more happy – nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago. – Edgar Allan Poe

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The saddest thing that befalls a soul is when it loses faith in God and woman. – Alexander Smith

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I accept people for who they are and love them. That doesnt mean I have to agree or that I have to turn my back on the tenets of my faith and reject the tenets of my faith when it comes to homosexuality. – Ed Gillespie

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If faith is your motivation, share that. – Tim Kaine

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Faith is different from proof the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God. – Blaise Pascal

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