"Give up money, give up fame,
give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an
immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under
any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing, however
slightly so it may appear to you... From the practice of the purest
virtue, you may be assured you will derive the most sublime comforts in every
moment of life, and in the moment of death."
--Thomas Jefferson, letter to Peter
Carr, 1785
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