Benjamin Franklin
(1706–1790) American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, …
“Peace, though beloved of our Lord, is a cardinal virtue only if your neighbors share your conscience.”
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David Mitchell
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Cloud Atlas
"The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing", p. 23 (Nook Edition)
Cloud Atlas (2004)
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