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Owen Wister

“Many an act that man does is right or wrong according to the time and place which form, so to speak, its context; strip it of its surrounding circumstances, and you tear away its meaning. Gentlemen reformers, beware of this common practice of yours! Beware of calling an act evil on Tuesday because that same act was evil on Monday!”

Owen Wister, The Virginian
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The Virginian (Scribner Classics) The Virginian by Owen Wister
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