Quotemeal: Aug. 23rd, 2004

Monday, August 23, 2004

"I have no doubt that the world stands because of the prayers of Christians."
— Aristides of Athens

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Illustration of Aristides of Athens — "I have no doubt that the world stands because of the prayers of Christians."

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