As the greatest things often take their rise from the smallest beginnings, so the worst things sometimes proceed from good intentions. (Joseph Priestley)

As the greatest things often take their rise from the smallest beginnings, so the worst things sometimes proceed from good intentions.

Joseph Priestley

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