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“When the father is going on in his journey, if the child will not goe on, but stands gaping upon vanity, and when the father calls, he comes not, the onely way is this: the father steps aside behind a bush, and then the child runs and cries, and if he gets his father againe, he forsakes all his trifles, and walkes on more faster and more cheerefully with his father than ever.”

Quote by Thomas Hooker

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Thomas Hooker
Thomas Hooker

Thomas Hooker (July 5, 1586 - July 7, 1647) was an English writer known for his contributions to the Puritan migration and the colonization of America. He was one of the founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and his writings had a profound impact on the political and social development of the United States. more

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