I should like to see before I die, and think of it daily more and more, the commencement of Jesus Christ's christianism in the world, where I am sure… - William Makepeace Thackeray

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I should like to see before I die, and think of it daily more and more, the commencement of Jesus Christ's christianism in the world, where I am sure people may be made a hundred times happier than by its present forms, Judaism, ascenticism, Bullarism.

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About William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English Victorian novelist and illustrator, known for his satirical works.

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Alternative Names: George Fitz-Boodle Michael Angelo Titmarsh
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