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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
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Opening
These words are especially poignant when one thinks of Thomas's young age, of…These words are especially poignant when one thinks of Thomas's young age, of the influence he demonstrated both during his life and after his death. For, truly, he was unlike anyone else. The spiritual maturity he evinced was that of a…
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Middle
Thomas Breakwell breathed his last at seven p.m., on 13 June 1902, at NoThomas Breakwell breathed his last at seven p.m., on 13 June 1902, at No. 200, rue Faubourg Saint Denis. He was 44 years of age; he had been a Bahá’í for hardly one year. But from that moment on, he possessed all eternity to live and…
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Closing
Thomas Breakwell's grave was leased for five years, after which time, as no…Thomas Breakwell's grave was leased for five years, after which time, as no surviving members of his family kept up the payments on the plot, his bones were disinterred, cleaned, bundled and numbered, and as is the custom, placed in the…
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