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The Bible is a book of faith, and a book of doctrine, and a book of…
Quote byDaniel Webster · 1782–1852
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: On the Completion of the Bunker Hill Monument (1843), p. 102.
English (original)
The Bible is a book of faith, and a book of doctrine, and a book of morals, and a book of religion, of especial revelation from God.
— Daniel Webster
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