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The speaker is contrasting religious interpretation with direct moral example. The quote says they would prefer to imitate Christ’s example instead of relying on religious dogma. It suggests a value for lived practice over abstract doctrine.
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Originally said in English.
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About Christy Turlington
American fashion model
Christy Turlington Burns is an American fashion model who first rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a supermodel. She has 131 quotes on the site. She became widely known through Calvin Klein’s Eternity campaign, which she fronted in 1989 and again in 2014, and she has also represented Maybelline. Grace Coddington, the longtime creative director of American Vogue, once described her as "the most beautiful woman in the world."
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