When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies t…

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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. ✨ Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd (1811). A discourse on ancient and modern learning. The drummer; or, The haunted house. The Free-holder. Of Christian religion, p.198
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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. ✨ Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd (1811). A discourse on ancient and modern learning. The drummer; or, The haunted house. The Free-holder. Of Christian religion, p.198

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