Quotemeal: Sep. 18th, 1956

Tuesday, September 18, 1956

"How much have cost us the evils that never happened!"
— Thomas Jefferson

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Illustration of Thomas Jefferson — "How much have cost us the evils that never happened!"

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.