There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every com…

Samuel Johnson
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There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1825). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., p.228
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