The sin both of men and of angels, was rendered possible by the fact t…

C. S. Lewis
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The sin both of men and of angels, was rendered possible by the fact that God gave us free will. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.27, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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