Misguided good men are more dangerous than honest bad men. It is because they are seen as good that, in and by good conscience, the mob will always, stubbornly back them without question.
Falsehoods not only disagree with truths but usually quarrel among themselves.
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Falsehoods not only disagree with truths but usually quarrel among themselves.
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