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“If it be true that God and man are in one image or likeness (and the affirmation that they are so is not unplausible) then it is the duty of man to bring out into its full splendor that Divine Image which is latent, on one side, in the complexity of his own nature.”

Quote by William Batchelder Greene

Work

The blazing star; with an appendix treating of the Jewish Kabbala, also a tract on the philosophy of H. Spencer, and one on New-England transcendentalism

This book is a scholarly examination of various philosophical and religious concepts, including the Jewish Kabbala, the philosophical ideas of H. Spencer, and the transcendentalist movement in New-England. The appendix provides an in-depth analysis of these subjects. more

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William Batchelder Greene
William Batchelder Greene

William Batchelder Greene (April 4, 1819 - May 30, 1878) was an American social reformer and writer. His life and work spanned multiple fields, including labor reform, prison reform, anarchism, and socialism. Greene was an advocate for social justice and equality during his lifetime and had a profound impact on future generations. more

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