“"My face and your faces shall not be masked; our hand shall …”

“"My face and your faces shall not be masked; our hand shall hold neither sword nor sceptre, and our subjects shall love us in peace and shall not be in fear of us." Thus spoke Jesus, and unto all the kingdoms of the earth I was blinded, and unto all the cities of walls and towers; and it was in my heart to follow the Master to His kingdom.”

— Khalil Gibran

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Title: Wikiquote: Kahlil Gibran
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James The Son Of Zebedee: On The Kingdoms Of The World

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Gibran, Khalil. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Kahlil Gibran. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kahlil_Gibran

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