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" If you want to humble an empire, it makes sense to maim its cathedrals. They are symbols of its faith, and when they crumple and burn, it tells us we are not so powerful and we can't be safe. "

Nancy Gibbs

Faith

Burn

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Than

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People

Media

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Father

Shadow

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