If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no d…

Samuel Johnson
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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 3, p. 11 (3 April 1776)
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