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Richard Nixon: The purpose of prayer is not to tell God what thee wants but to find out from God what He wants from thee.

On the recordJanuary 30, 1974
The purpose of prayer is not to tell God what thee wants but to find out from God what He wants from thee.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

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