Ralph Waldo Emerson: It makes a great difference in the force of a sentence whether a man be behind it or no.

It makes a great difference in the force of a sentence whether a man be behind i — Ralph Waldo Emerson

It makes a great difference in the force of a sentence whether a man be behind it or no.

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