The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed.
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Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in space and indefinite in duration.
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Birth: | 2nd March, 1769 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Naturalist, Politician |
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DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician and naturalist who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal.
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