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If god permits virtue to be persecuted on earth, it is not for us to question his intentions. it may be that his rewards are held over for another life, for is it not true as written in holy scripture that the lord chastenenth only the righteous! and after all, is not virtue it's own reward?
-Marquis De Sade
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If God Permits Virtue To Be Persecuted

Marquis De Sade
If god permits virtue to be persecuted on earth, it is not for us to question his intentions. it may be that his rewards are held over for another life, for is it not true as written in holy scripture that the lord chastenenth only the righteous! and after all, is not virtue it's own reward?
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