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This is the explanation of all wars, all racial and religious hatreds, all massacres, and all attempts at genocide.

— Taylor Caldwell The Devil's Advocate (1952)

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Man’s ideas change, but not his inherent nature.

On Growing Up Tough (1970)

The ancient traditions entertain the possibility of the eventual remorse of the spirit of Evil and its reconciliation with God. Who is to say?

Dialouges with the Devil (1967)

A wise man distrusts his neighbor. A wiser man distrusts both his neighbor and himself. The wisest man of all distrusts his government.

The Devil's Advocate (1952)

The American insanity for Loving Everybody is ruining my good temper and delivering my stomach to enormous bouts with acidity.

From my early childhood Lucanus, or Luke, the great Apostle, has obsessed my mind.

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Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true.

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