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"Used the phrase “primitive minds” referring to a Native American tribe.
History of the Mormon migration and settlement in Utah." — Jun 25, 2026 03:50PM
"Used the phrase “primitive minds” referring to a Native American tribe.
History of the Mormon migration and settlement in Utah." — Jun 25, 2026 03:50PM
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
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“Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.”
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“You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes, burning bushes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water, and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help?”
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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“1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America. Actually, people had been living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America for hundreds of years before that. 1492 was simply the year sea pirates began to rob, cheat, and kill them.”
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