"The Crucifixion and other historical precedents notwithstanding, many……" — Mary McCarthy

"The Crucifixion and other historical precedents notwithstanding, many of us still believe that outstanding goodness is a kind of armor, that virtue, seen plain and bare, gives pause to criminality. But perhaps it is the other way around."

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