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Better for him the oblivion of common life than the bad fame he has won!
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Better for him the oblivion of common life than the bad fame he has won!”
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Sumner suggests that oblivion would be preferable to the negative reputation earned by a corrupt leader.
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