"And in his third essay Herodius (not Herodotus,……" — Richard Boone
"And in his third essay Herodius (not Herodotus, a mistaken pronunciation, perhaps) said 'We can contend with the evil that men do in the name of evil, but heaven protect us from what they do in the name of good.'"
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Richard Boone
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