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Only, my dear wife, let us both be patient at this calamity.
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we ought to give our friend pain if it will benefit him, but not to the extent of breaking off our friendship; but just as we make use of some biting medicine, that will save and preserve the life of the patient
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freedom in speech is friendly and has weight, but reproach is selfish and little
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who did not delay for any formal vote to empower him to do so, but followed him because he was born to command