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He who says there is no such thing as an honest man, you may be sure is himself a knave.

George Berkeley

1750

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Honesty Personal integrity

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Political literature

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1750 Colonial America

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George Berkeley

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Berkeley, George. "Maxims Concerning Patriotism." A Miscellany, Containing Several Tracts on Various Subjects. By the Bishop of Cloyne. London: J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1752.

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