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The advantage of duty is that it can always be neglected.

Source:Part III. Divertissements, Chapter 3. Newly Discovered Maxims of La Rochefoucauld, Introduction
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Bertrand Russell (Fact and Fiction Quotes)
  • Book: Fact and Fiction
  • Writer: Bertrand Russell
  • Genre: Philosophy, Essays
  • Published: 1961
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