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I believe in spinoza's god, who reveals himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a god who concerns himself with the fate and the doings of mankind... to rabbi herbert goldstein (1929)
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I Believe In Spinoza's God, Who Reveals

Albert Einstein
I believe in spinoza's god, who reveals himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a god who concerns himself with the fate and the doings of mankind... to rabbi herbert goldstein (1929)
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