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You must, of course. Robespierre doesn't lie or cheat or steal, doesn't get drunk, doesn't fornicate-overmuch. He's not a hedonist or a mainchancer or a breaker of promises." Danton grinned. "But what's the use of all this goodness? People don't try to emulate you. Instead they just pull the wool over your eyes.

( Hilary Mantel )
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