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From Lord of the World <\/i>by Robert Hugh Benson:<\/p>\n

The center of his position was simple faith. The Catholic Religion, he knew well enough, gave the only adequate explanation of the universe; it did not unlock all mysteries, but it unlocked more than any other key known to man; he knew too, perfectly well, that it was the only system of thought that satisfied man as a whole, and accounted for him in his essential nature. Further, he saw well enough that the failure of Christianity to unite all men one to another rested not upon its feebleness but its strength; its lines met in eternity, not in time. Besides, he happened to believe it.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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