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It is love—love through grace of God—truth where we can find it—which shall irradiate the life that is.
Said by
Henry Watterson
Democratic · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Watterson posits that love and truth are essential for a meaningful life, illuminated by divine grace.

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