Ages when custom is unsettled are necessarily ages of prophe

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Ages when custom is unsettled are necessarily ages of prophecy. The moralist cannot teach what is revealed; he must reveal what can be taught. He has to seek insight rather than to preach. - Walter Lippmann

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American journalist, 1889 - 1974

Born:23rd September, 1889
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Starsign: Virgo

Author Keywords: Journalist, American

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