There are, no doubt, hypocrites of humanity as well as of religion; men with cold hearts and warm professions, trading upon benevolence, and using justice and virtue only as stakes upon the turn of a card or the cast of a die.
Quincy warns of individuals who feign benevolence while being hypocritical in their actions.
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