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The vulgar herd catches at the gross apparent fact, but the man of insight knows what lies on the surfaces does lie.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":31,"quote_text":32,"author_id":5,"source_id":26,"has_image":18,"author":33,"source":34,"quote_tag":35,"commentary":9},3091164,"Until mankind heeds the message on the Hebrew trumpet blown, and the faith of the whole world’s people is the faith that is our own.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":37,"quote_text":38,"author_id":5,"source_id":26,"has_image":18,"author":39,"source":40,"quote_tag":41,"commentary":9},3091149,"No, the real American has not yet arrived. 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