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C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Quotes: Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to believe in a certain way, and can't really get rid of it.
         

Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to believe in a certain way, and can't really get rid of it.


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