In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
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They create desolation, and call it peace.
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It is of eloquence as of a flame it requires matter to feed it, motion to excite it, and it brightens as it burns.
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Following Emporer Neros command, 'Let the Christians be exterminated' ... they the Christians were made the subjects of sport they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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