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How would you define Christian Science?
Quote byMary Baker Eddy · 1821–1910
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Rudimental Divine Science.
English (original)
How would you define Christian Science? As the law of God, the law of good, interpreting and demonstrating the divine Principle and rule of universal harmony. p. 1
— Mary Baker Eddy
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