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Susan B. Anthony

I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.
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Susan B. Anthony is saying that she is suspicious of people who claim to have a clear, direct understanding of God's will because their supposed divine guidance tends to match what they personally want.

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