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Quote by Herman Melville
Stripped of the cunning artifices of the tailor, and standing fort

Stripped of the cunning artifices of the tailor, and standing forth in the garb of Eden – what a sorry set of round-shouldered, spindle-shanked, crane-necked varlets would civilized men appear! – Herman Melville

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Truth is the silliest thing under the sun. Try to get a living by the Truth and go to the Soup Societies. Heavens! Let any clergyman try to preach the Truth from its very stronghold, the pulpit, and they would ride him out of his church on his own pulpit bannister. – Herman Melville

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There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future. – Herman Melville

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