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'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.
-Benjamin Franklin
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'tis His Honesty That Brought Upon Him

Benjamin Franklin
'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.
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Do not, however, mistake me. it is not to my good friend's heresy that i impute his honesty. on the contrary, 'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.
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