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Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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P. J. O'Rourke
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L'Wren Scott
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Yotam Ottolenghi
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Adoniram Judson
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William Blake
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August Wilson
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Jonathan Demme
Alas, 'tis force alone that can compel to virtuous actions a degenerate people.
Vittorio Alfieri
Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.
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