Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
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In civil jurisprudence it too often happens that there is so much law, there is no room for justice, and that the claimant expires of wrong, in the midst of right, As mariners die of thirst in the midst of water.
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Deliberate with caution, but act with decision And yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.
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