This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Sincerity is the face of the soul, as dissimulation is the mask.
The gibbet is a species of flattery to the human race. Three or four persons are hung from time to time for the sake of making the rest believe that they are virtuous.
Samuel Johnson, aka Doctor Johnson
Slavery is now nowhere more patiently endured, than in countries once inhabited by the zealots of liberty.
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It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.