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America owes most of its social prejudices to the exaggerated religious opinions of the different sects which were so instrumental in establishing the colonies.
James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper
Born: Sep 15, 1789
Died: Sep 14, 1851

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