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If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is perfect goodness in sending abroad mortal contagions doth assuredly direct their use.
John Woolman
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"If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is perfect goodness in sending abroad mortal contagions doth assuredly direct their use."
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If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is perfect goodness in sending abroad mortal contagions doth assuredly direct their use. — John Woolman

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John Woolman was a Clergyman from Kingdom of Great Britain (1720–1772).

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This quote is attributed to John Woolman, a Clergyman from Kingdom of Great Britain.
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John Woolman lived from 1720 – 1772.
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