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Pearl S. Buck

It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late.

Pearl S. Buck

Strength

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Pearl S. Buck suggests that if religion no longer influences people's values, we need to recognize this reality clearly.

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