To excite opposition and inflame malevolence is the unhappy privilege …

Samuel Johnson
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To excite opposition and inflame malevolence is the unhappy privilege of courage made arrogant by consciousness of strength. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1827). The Rambler, p.32
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