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A vice sanctioned by the general opinion is merely a vice. the evil terminates in itself. a vice condemned by the general opinion produces a pernicious effect on the whole character. the former is a local malady; the latter, constitutional taint. when the reputation of the offender is lost, he too often flings the remainder of his virtue after it in despair.
-Thomas B. Macaulay
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A Vice Sanctioned By The General Opinion

Thomas B. Macaulay
A vice sanctioned by the general opinion is merely a vice. the evil terminates in itself. a vice condemned by the general opinion produces a pernicious effect on the whole character. the former is a local malady; the latter, constitutional taint. when the reputation of the offender is lost, he too often flings the remainder of his virtue after it in despair.
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