When I meet a new person, I am on the lookout for signs of what he or …

Haniel Long
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When I meet a new person, I am on the lookout for signs of what he or she is loyal to. It is a preliminary clue to the sense of belonging, and hence of his or her humanity. ✨ Haniel Long (1950). A letter to St. Augustine: after re-reading his confessions
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When I meet a new person, I am on the lookout for signs of what he or she is loyal to. It is a preliminary clue to the sense of belonging, and hence of his or her humanity. ✨ Haniel Long (1950). A letter to St. Augustine: after re-reading his confessions

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