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A man must be excessively stupid, as well as uncharitable, who believes that there is no virtue but on his own side, and that there are not men as honest as himself who may differ from him in political principles.
Joseph Addison
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Joseph Addison
Age: 47 †
Born: 1672
Born: May 1
Died: 1719
Died: June 17
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My voice is still for war. Gods! can a Roman senate long debate Which of the two to choose, slavery or death?
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Though a man cannot abstain from being weak, he may from being vicious.
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