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When the passage “All men are born free and equal,” when that passage was being written were not some of the signers legalised owners of slaves?

Herman Melville

Benevolent desires, after passing a certain point, can not undertake their own fulfillment without incurring the risk of evils beyond those sought to be remedied.
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Beyond Desire Event Fulfill Point Remedy
There is one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath.
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Gentle Hide Known Mystery Sea Soul Sweet Talk
There is a savor of life and immortality in substantial fare. Like balloons, we are nothing till filled.
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Balloon Immortality Life Substantial
When the passage “All men are born free and equal,” when that passage was being written were not some of the signers legalised owners of slaves?
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Born Equality Freedom Legal Men Slave Writing
for there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men
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Earth Enemy Madness Man
If you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.
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Better Food World Yourself
A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.
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Behavior Human Myself Study Theory
Heaven have mercy on us all – Presbyterians and Pagans alike – for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.
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Heaven Mercy Need Repair Sadness
Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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Dishonor Himself Respect
The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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Eyes One Liner Soul Way
Better be an old maid, a woman with herself as a husband, than the wife of a fool; and Solomon more than hints that all men are fools; and every wise man knows himself to be one.
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Better Family Fool Himself Husband Life Maid Man Men Old Partner Stay Woman
We cannot live for ourselves alone.
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Alone Live Nature Ourselves
You cannot hide the soul.
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Hide One Liner Soul
All things that God would have us do are hard for us to do–remember that–and hence, he oftener commands us than endeavours to persuade.
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Command Convince God Hard Persuade Remember
The sweetest joys of life grow in the very jaws of its perils.
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Growth Jaw Joy Sweet
All round and round does the world lie as in a sharp-shooter’s ambush, to pick off the beautiful illusions of youth, by the pitiless cracking rifles of the realities of age.
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Age Crack Life Lying Reality Round Sharp World

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