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A good man will not engage even in a national cause, without examining the justice of it.

Samuel Richardson

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Samuel Richardson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1687
Born: August 19
Died: 1761
Died: July 4
Novelist
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S. Richardson
Even
Engage
Good
Patriotism
Men
Goodness
National
Cause
Causes
Justice
Without
Examining

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