Where there are no distinctions there can be no superiority; perfect e…

Thomas Paine
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Where there are no distinctions there can be no superiority; perfect equality affords no temptation. ✨ Thomas Paine, Bruce Kuklick (2000). Paine: Political Writings, p.26, Cambridge University Press
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