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“There is a broad distinction between religion and theology. The one is a natural, human experience common to all well-organized minds. The other is a system of speculations about the unseen and the unknowable, which the human mind has no power to grasp or explain, and these speculations vary with every sect, age, and type of civilization. No one knows any more of what lies beyond our sphere of action than thou and I, and we know nothing.”

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Lucretia Mott was an American social reformer and abolitionist, a prominent figure in the women's rights movement and the anti-slavery movement of the 19th century. Born on January 3, 1793, she was deeply involved in the religious and social issues of her time. Mott's advocacy for women's rights began in the 1830s, and she played a significant role in the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, which is often considered the birthplace of the American women's rights movement. She was also actively involved in the anti-slavery movement and was a member of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Mott passed away on November 11, 1880. more

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