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The worst thing that can be said of the most powerful is that they can take your life but the same can be said of the most weak.
Charles Caleb Colton
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Charles Caleb Colton
Died: 1832
Died: January 1
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We injure mysteries, which are matters of faith by any attempt at explanation in order to make them matters of reason.
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