As there is a use in medicine for poisons, so the world cannot move wi…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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As there is a use in medicine for poisons, so the world cannot move without rogues. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.2281, Delphi Classics
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