There are no atheists in the fox holes.

William Thomas Cummings

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Facing death God and war War

Speaker

William Thomas Cummings

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Clergyman

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Cummings, William Thomas. Quoted in I Saw the Fall of the Philippines, by Carlos P. Romulo. Doubleday, 1943, ch. 15.

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Medium
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Language
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Time
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