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[the] liberty of divorce does not contribute to happiness and virtue. the facility of separation would destroy all mutual confidence, and inflame every trifling dispute . . .
-Edward Gibbon
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[the] Liberty Of Divorce Does Not Contribute

Edward Gibbon
[the] liberty of divorce does not contribute to happiness and virtue. the facility of separation would destroy all mutual confidence, and inflame every trifling dispute . . .
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