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    “Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.”
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    “I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love.... I now quit altogether public affairs, and I lay down my burden.”
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    “All cries are thin and terse;
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