Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their fau…

Samuel Johnson
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Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1761). The Rambler: In Four Volumes, p.65
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