Conscience Quote by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“The conscience is the most flexible material in the world. Today you cannot stretch it over a mole hill; while tomorrow it can hide a mountain.” quote by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton — Download Open image

“The conscience is the most flexible material in the world. Today you cannot stretch it over a mole hill; while tomorrow it can hide a mountain.”

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

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