We must get away from the idea that America is to be the leader of the world in everything.
Francis John McConnell Quotes
We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.
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| Birth: | 18th August, 1871 |
| Death: | 18th August, 1953 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Social Reformer |
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Francis John McConnell was an American social reformer and a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1912. McConnell was a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University and the Boston University School of Theology. He was an ordained minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, serving among other places a large church in Brooklyn, New York.
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