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February 1956 ··Thi.._ l,i11cl of talk ca11 et t1. ha<:k: ec.>11tl1rie.. · · 0111eo11e ,,·ill ·a)·. B(l– Jo,·rcl. jf it . rt: 11s l1ac·l, to l)e11te– c·o t. tl1e ea rl~· c·l111r c·J1. I.J11tl1er. ,,Tr - le,·. t he11 it ,,·011 l cl be g:oocl. • T11e,· :a,· that f1111da111e11talist . • • ha,·p l>el'o111e 111ore res1>eetecl to la)· l1Pca11~e of tl1eir t·o11~Pr,·ati~111 a11cl t'<l11eatioll. \\That ,ye reall,· 1 1ean i • that ,,·e l1a ,·t~ !rotte11 in to 1i11P. Tl tt' ,]e,·il cloe~ 11ot c:arr 1 0,Y ,Ye cle. tro~· the 1>0,,·er of ' l1ri. t ,Yhrtl1er b)· clo,,·uright l>la . IJhr1n>· lil,e the 1110 l – <:1r11i t or the more . ·11btle t l1rolog·– ieall)·. ort l1ocloxicall:v. f rig·icl ,,·a>· uf tl1e a1)ologeti<· fu11cla111p11taJist. Ile get. 11. ,rhere he ,,·a11t. n:-; 0 110 ,,·a,. or the ot lier. • ·· ~ o,,. l1atl1 tl1e l~orll for . al{e11 11". ·· "'ai(l tl1e bo11e. t 111a 11. (}ideo11. < :o(l hacl, , ·ot1 k110,r. ~ ot he ·at1sp • < :ocl J1acl failecl. for that i.· i111- 1>0 sihle. b11t l)Ptause t l1e peo1)le 110 lo11g-e r :ot1gh t II iru. far le.., ex- 1>ec·trcl I I i111 to r e,·pa l or n1a11if est IIi111self a. IIe i.. I thinl< \Yl' ea11 ~a,· thr · a111< 1 tocla,·. ]>lease. <.lo 11ot ",(·~l(l (:icleo11 for i1i.. h 011est , .. ,v11,·. • • .Jp 11~ hacl oet•asio11 to sa,· th e .· a111 e • thi11g. · · ,,~11.\· ha. t Tho,t for. ake11 n1e. ', J t ,,·a: .· i11, 11ot I Ii. o,Y11, but ot1r.. that <.-a11:ed tl1at tt1r11i11g a,,a·r of tl1e father. Ot1r . i11 J1a. • c·on1e lJPt,\·ee11 tl. ancl (}o(l. }ocl cle- sil'e. that ,re :l1ot11tl <·011. ta11tl,· • kno,,· a11cl Pe II i~ ,,·or l<~ l>1tt ,,·c\ arc· a hi11clra11 ce. I f "Olll<'Oll P lan1e ro. • fro1u a ,vhc•calc·hai r a11<l lt•a1>P<l clo,,·n tl1r aisle of on of Olli' eh11r<:]1rf.t, \\'t\ ,vo11lcl ha,·p a hrHrt attaek ! ! 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