Lord, enlighten thou our enemies. Sharpen their wits, give acuteness t…

John Stuart Mill
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Lord, enlighten thou our enemies. Sharpen their wits, give acuteness to their perceptions, and consecutiveness and clearness to their reasoning powers: we are in danger from their folly, not from their wisdom; their weakness is what fills us with apprehension, not their strength. ✨ John Stuart Mill (1864). Dissertations and Discussions: Political, Philosophical, and Historical, p.77
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