People who love soft methods and hate iniquity forget this; that reform consists in taking a bone from a dog. Philosophy will not do it. (John Jay Chapman)

People who love soft methods and hate iniquity forget this; that reform consists in taking a bone from a dog. Philosophy will not do it.

John Jay Chapman

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