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For neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible, except to God alone.

John Milton

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John Milton
Age: 65 †
Born: 1608
Born: December 9
Died: 1674
Died: November 8
Poet
Politician
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Angel
Neither
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Walks
Hypocrit
Alone
Discern
Evil
Hypocrite
Men
Hypocrisy
Invisible

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