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Neutrality is no favorite with Providence, for we are so formed that it is scarcely possible for us to stand neuter in our hearts, although we may deem it prudent to appear so in our actions

Charles Caleb Colton

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Charles Caleb Colton
Died: 1832
Died: January 1
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