Quote #38

He has - and it is one of the springs of great power - a real faith in the higher parts of human nature; he believes, with all his heart and soul and strength, that there is such a thing as truth; he has the soul of a martyr with the intellect of an advocate.

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  6. He speaks to Me as if I was a public meeting.
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