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Censure Quote by Juvenal

“Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent are punished and the wicked escape.]” quote by Juvenal — Download Open image

“Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent are punished and the wicked escape.]”

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