Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.…

Benjamin Disraeli
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Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth. ✨ Benjamin Disraeli (2016). Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated), p.786, Delphi Classics
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