Man, said the Ghost, if man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that…

Charles Dickens
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Man, said the Ghost, if man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked cant until you have discovered What the surplus is, and Where it is. Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die? ✨ Charles Dickens (1858). A Christmas Carol, p.58
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Man, said the Ghost, if man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked cant until you have discovered What the surplus is, and Where it is. Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die? ✨ Charles Dickens (1858). A Christmas Carol, p.58

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