1. But neither infinite power nor infinite wisdom could bestow godhood upon men. For that there would have to be infinite love as well.
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2. Because a doubt is not a denial. Doubt is a powerful tool, and it should be applied to history.
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3. Perhaps in his loneliness he had acquired the silent conviction that he was 'the last', the one, the only. And, being the last, he ceased to be Benjamin, becoming Israel. And upon his heart had settled the history of five thousand years, no longer remote, but become as the history of his own lifetime. His "I" was the converse of the imperial "We.
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4. Tomorrow, a new prince shall rule. Men of understanding, men of science shall stand behind his throne, and the universe will come to know his might. His name is Truth. His empire shall encompass the Earth. And the mastery of Man over the Earth shall be renewed.
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