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A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, b

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of. – Joseph Addison

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I always rejoice when I see a tribunal filled with a man of an upright and inflexible temper, who in the execution of his country – Joseph Addison

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