“Sometimes, the most profound of awakenings come wrapped in the quietest of moments.”

— Stephen Crane

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American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist 1871–1900

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But the inveterate enemies of thought — the government, the lawgiver, and the priest — soon recover from their defeat. By degrees they gather together their scattered forces, and remodel their faith and their code of laws to adapt them to the new needs.

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