A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to Heaven b…

H. L. Mencken
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A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to Heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there. ✨ A Little Book in C Major.
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A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to Heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there. ✨ A Little Book in C Major.

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