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“Formerly, if you killed a man, it was possible that you were insane—but now, if you, having friends and money, kill a man, it is evidence that you are a lunatic.”
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- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 4144c6cf106a6905cd76388cd41aaca43cc6cd1c2f90a798ebd33113717fa68d
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