Indians, of course, have no 'theology,' and indeed no word for the system of credulity in which the white priests arrange for God, who must be entire… - Sinclair Lewis

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Indians, of course, have no 'theology,' and indeed no word for the system of credulity in which the white priests arrange for God, who must be entirely bewildered by it, a series of excuses for his failures. ~ Ch. 41

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About Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis (7 February 1885 – 10 January 1951) was an American writer, the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1930. He was the second husband of Dorothy Thompson, from 1928 to 1942.

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Pen Names: Tom Graham
Birth Name: Harry Sinclair Lewis
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