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Wickedness may well be compared to a bottomless pit, into which it is
easier to keep oneself from falling, than having fallen into, to stay
oneself from falling infinitely.--_Sir P. Sydney._
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If there be an object truly ridiculous in nature, it is an American
patriot, signing resolutions of independence with the one hand, and with
the other brandishing a whip over his affrighted slaves.--_Day._