Peace is an awareness of reserves from beyond ourselves, so… - Harry Emerson Fosdick

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Peace is an awareness of reserves from beyond ourselves, so that our power is not so much in us as through us. Peace is the gift, not of volitional struggle, but of spiritual hospitality.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

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About Harry Emerson Fosdick

Harry Emerson Fosdick (24 May 1878 – 5 October 1969) was an American Baptist and Presbyterian minister.

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Alternative Names: H. E. Fosdick

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