"When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly."

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Source: Civility: A Cultural History. Book by Benet Davetian (p. 157), April 18, 2009.

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John Calvin

Theologian, Reformer

John Calvin was a theologian whose work, 'Institutes of the Christian Religion,' laid the foundation for Reformed Christianity and influenced modern Protestantism.

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