Samuel Johnson Quote

I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him.


The Prince of Abissinia. A tale. By S. Johnson. The eighth edition (ed. 1793)


I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him.

I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him.

I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him.

I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him.