Faith is to believe in something not yet proved and to underwrite it with our lives: it is the only way we can leave the future open.
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About Lillian Smith
Lillian Smith was a 19th-century American novelist. Lillian Eugenia Smith was a writer and social critic of the Southern United States, known for both her non-fiction and fiction works, including the best-selling novel Strange Fruit (1944). Smith was a White woman who openly embraced controversial positions on matters of race and gender equality. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Faith — Reflections on belief, spirituality, and trust in the unseen