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All this is true, and these very qualities help to show his greatness, for only small minds mistake their relations with the universe, and confuse their finite powers with omniscience.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Lodge emphasizes that true greatness is often misunderstood by those with limited perspectives.
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