“The fact that man believes and always believed in God, proves in my opinion that a Higher Being rules all that is -- how and in what form we cannot naturally

(Santeri, 1972, 44)

     “The essence of man’s being is his striving after God.”    

(Santeri,  44)

     “Chance and good luck are insufficient to explain how it is that my life was preserved. A greater power has one in its protection.”

(Santeri,  45)

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Santeri, Levas, Jean Sibelius A Personal Portrait. Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell University Press, 1972.