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It may be a text of Scripture, it may be the contents of a wine vault; but the result will be the same,--havoc wherever there is wealth, murder wherever there is life, violation wherever there is chastity.
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Mann warns that wealth and power can lead to destruction and violence, regardless of their source.
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