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The Oldest And Best Known Evil Was Ever More Supportable Than One That Was New And Untried.
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The oldest and best known evil was ever more supportable than one
that was new and untried.
-- Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592)
-- Essays, Book iii, Chap. ix
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