We uniformly applaud what is right and condemn what is wrong, when it …

William Hazlitt
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We uniformly applaud what is right and condemn what is wrong, when it costs us nothing but the sentiment. ✨ William Hazlitt (2015). Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated), p.1501, Delphi Classics
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We uniformly applaud what is right and condemn what is wrong, when it costs us nothing but the sentiment. ✨ William Hazlitt (2015). Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated), p.1501, Delphi Classics

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