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Elizabeth Fry: I wish the...

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I wish the state of enthusiasm I am now in may last, for today I FELT there is a God. I have been devotional and my mind has been led away from the follies that it is mostly wrapped up in.

Source: Spiritual Experiences of Friends.
-- Elizabeth Fry, (May 21 1780-1845), English social reformer, philanthropist; She was one of the chief promoters of prison reform in Europe, who also helped to improve the British hospital system.


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