May 17
Ralph Waldo Emerson (Quote)
“The word miracle, as pronounced by Christian churches, gives a false impression; it is a monster. It is not one with the blowing clover and the falling rain.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-82)
— Emerson, address at Harvard Divinity College (July 15, 1838)
Compiled by Annie Laurie Gaylor
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