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Romney, George, 1907-1995 to Earl Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.216.02 Author/Creator: Romney, George, 1907-1995 Place Written: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 19, 1967 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Romney sends a note to Bishop Hunt with his favorite quotation: "Unless our knowledge is in order[,] the more knowledge we have the greater will be our confusion." He then comments that "for our own knowledge to be in order we need to know that we are personally accountable to an almighty creator."

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