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... discover in the eminent states- men I met there any marked capacity . I concluded , perhaps rashly , that no great degree of intelligence was needed to rule a nation . Since then I have known in various countries a good many politicians ...
... discover in the eminent states- men I met there any marked capacity . I concluded , perhaps rashly , that no great degree of intelligence was needed to rule a nation . Since then I have known in various countries a good many politicians ...
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... discover a hidden sense in them . There is another form of wilful obscurity that masquerades as aristocratic exclusiveness . The author wraps his meaning in mystery so that the vulgar shall not participate in it . His soul is a secret ...
... discover a hidden sense in them . There is another form of wilful obscurity that masquerades as aristocratic exclusiveness . The author wraps his meaning in mystery so that the vulgar shall not participate in it . His soul is a secret ...
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... discover their defects or their vices ; I am touched when I see the goodness of the wicked and I am willing enough to shrug a tolerant shoulder at their wickedness . I am not my brother's keeper . I cannot bring myself to judge my ...
... discover their defects or their vices ; I am touched when I see the goodness of the wicked and I am willing enough to shrug a tolerant shoulder at their wickedness . I am not my brother's keeper . I cannot bring myself to judge my ...
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