Quote by Graham Greene
Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so m

Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm. – Graham Greene

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So justice while she winks at crimes,
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He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy wall of brass. – Horace

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Its innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesnt. – Mignon McLaughlin

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Every harlot was a virgin once. – William Blake

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