Deference is the instinctive respect which we pay to the great and good. The unconcious acknowledgement of the superiority or excellence of others. - Tryon Edwards

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Deference is the instinctive respect which we pay to the great and good. The unconcious acknowledgement of the superiority or excellence of others.

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About Tryon Edwards

Tryon Edwards (7 August 1809 - 4 January 1894) was an American theologian, author. and minister of the Second Congregational Church in New London, Connecticut, from 1845 to 1857, after having served in Rochester, New York.

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Alternative Names: EDWARDS, TRYON, REV. Rev. Dr. Edwards REV. TRYON EDWARDS
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