The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emer…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.1524, Delphi Classics
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The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.1524, Delphi Classics

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