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“For want of a Pilate of their own, some Christians would accept a Constantine or whomever might be the current incarnation of Caesar.”

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Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry, an American novelist born on August 5, 1934, is renowned for his profound descriptions of rural life and his critical views on modern industrial civilization. more

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