Compassion, the fairest associate of the heart. ✨ Thomas Paine (1824).…

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Compassion, the fairest associate of the heart. ✨ Thomas Paine (1824). The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee of Foreign Affairs in the American Revolution : to which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life, p.315
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Compassion, the fairest associate of the heart. ✨ Thomas Paine (1824). The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee of Foreign Affairs in the American Revolution : to which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life, p.315

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