489.--However wicked men may be, they do not dare openly to appear the… — Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
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489.--However wicked men may be, they do not dare openly to appear the enemies of virtue, and when they desire to persecute her they either pretend to believe her false or attribute crimes to her.
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