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The worst of our evils we blindly inflict upon ourselves; our officers cannot remove them, even if they would.
-Herman Melville
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The Worst Of Our Evils We Blindly

Herman Melville
The worst of our evils we blindly inflict upon ourselves; our officers cannot remove them, even if they would.
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