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The Tongue May Be Employed About, And Made To Serve All The Purposes Of Vice, In Tempting And Deceiving, In Perjury And Injustice.
-Joseph Butler
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The Tongue May Be Employed
Joseph Butler
The Tongue May Be Employed About, And Made To Serve All The Purposes Of Vice, In Tempting And Deceiving, In Perjury And Injustice.
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