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> [“In the first ages they were wise men; in the middle age, madmen; in these latter ages, cunning men: in the earliest time they were honest; in the middle time, rogues; in these last times, fools: at first they dealt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-defoe/in-the-first-ages-they-were-wise-men-in-the-middle-age-madmen-in/)

[Daniel Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-defoe/)

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