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  • I am a Benthamite, a benevolist, as a logician -- but the moment

    Ernest Maltravers — Volume 06 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • I am a Benthamite, a benevolist, as a logician -- but the moment I leave the closet for the world, I lay aside speculation for others, and act for myself. "

    Ernest Maltravers — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

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