The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has …

Edward Gibbon
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The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event. ✨ Edward Gibbon (1969). Memoirs of My Life: Edited from the Manuscripts by Georges A. Bonnard
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The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event. ✨ Edward Gibbon (1969). Memoirs of My Life: Edited from the Manuscripts by Georges A. Bonnard

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