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A man, indeed, is not genteel when he gets drunk; but most vices may be committed very genteelly: a man may debauch his friend's wife genteelly: he may cheat at cards genteelly.
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Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
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October 29, 1740
Died:
May 19, 1795
(aged 54)
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