And I know that the hand of God is the promise of my own, And I know that the spirit of God is the brother of my own, And that all the men ever born are also my brothers, and the women my sisters and lovers, And that a kelson of the creation is love,... Crowds; a Moving-picture of Democracy - Page 403by Gerald Stanley Lee - 1913 - 561 pagesFull view - About this book
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