Van Paassen
Americannoun
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I said it wasn’t race, it was a historical fact, that they ought to go and read Pierre van Paassen’s Days of Our Years, and something not surprising to me, that book, right after the debate, disappeared from the prison library.
From Literature
Van Paassen will not have a church.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like many Unitarians, tall, wide-eyed Van Paassen was born in another faith,* like many he came from a family of clergymen.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Unitarian Van Paassen's religion is far removed from orthodox Christianity.
From Time Magazine Archive
I believe," says Van Paassen. "that it is now possible to impose the human will upon the cosmic process.
From Time Magazine Archive
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