We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.
Francis John McConnell Quotes
We must get away from the idea that America is to be the leader of the world in everything.
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| Birth: | 18th August, 1871 |
| Death: | 18th August, 1953 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Social Reformer |
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Francis John McConnell was an American social reformer and a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1912. McConnell was a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University and the Boston University School of Theology. He was an ordained minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, serving among other places a large church in Brooklyn, New York.
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