So plain the advantages of machination It constitutes a moral obligati… — The Devil's Dictionary
SAPIR 861
So plain the advantages of machination It constitutes a moral obligation, And honest wolves who think upon't with loathing Feel bound to don the sheep's deceptive clothing. So prospers still the diplomatic art, And Satan bows, with hand upon his heart.
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