A man does not serve God when he prays, for it is himself he is trying…

Thomas Paine
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A man does not serve God when he prays, for it is himself he is trying to serve ✨ Thomas Paine, John P. Kaminski (2002). Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion, p.30, Rowman & Littlefield
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A man does not serve God when he prays, for it is himself he is trying to serve ✨ Thomas Paine, John P. Kaminski (2002). Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion, p.30, Rowman & Littlefield

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