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Ambrose Bierce Quotes: Heathen n. A beknighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel.
         

Heathen n. A beknighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel.


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Heathen n. A beknighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel.
         



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