The populace drags down the gods to their own level. ✨ Ralph Waldo Eme…

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The populace drags down the gods to their own level. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.2728, Delphi Classics
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