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Democracy is necessitated by the fact that all men are sinners; it is made possible by the fact that we know it....

D. Elton Trueblood

One of the noblest words in our language is "grace," defined as "unearned blessing." We live by grace far more than by anything else. Accordingly, I find that the one thing which I want to put into practice in my own life is the conscious and deliberate habit of finding someone to thank.

D. Elton Trueblood

The ultimate verification of our religion consists of the changed lives to which it can point and for which it is responsible.

D. Elton Trueblood

D. Elton Trueblood

D. Elton Trueblood

Born: December 12, 1900

Died: December 20, 1994 (aged 94)

Bio: David Elton Trueblood, who was usually known as "Elton Trueblood" or "D. Elton Trueblood", was a noted 20th-century American Quaker author and theologian, former chaplain both to Harvard and Stanford universities.

Known for:

The Humor of Christ (1964)
The people called Quakers (1966)
A life of search
The Company of the Committed (1961)

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