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The public is despotic in its temper; it is capable of denying common justice when too strenuously demanded as a right; but quite as frequently it aw… - Nathaniel Hawthorne
" "The public is despotic in its temper; it is capable of denying common justice when too strenuously demanded as a right; but quite as frequently it awards more than justice, when the appeal is made, as despots love to have it made, entirely to its generosity.
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About Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne (4 July 1804 – 19 May 1864) was an American writer remembered for his romance novels (The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun) and short stories.
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Monsieur de l’Aubépine
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Nathaniel Hathorne
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Monsieur de l'Aubépine
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