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Henry Ward Beecher: “The same air comes to each, the same showers, the same seasons, summer and winter.”

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The same air comes to each, the same showers, the same seasons, summer and winter.
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Henry Ward Beecher

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Beecher emphasizes the shared experience of all people through nature's elements, regardless of their social standing.

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