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Reform, like charity, must begin at home.
Reform, like charity, must begin at home.
Approximate historical placement: c. 1838 AD · industrial
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- Thomas Carlyle
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- Approximate historical placement: c. 1838 AD · industrial
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- Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896) (1896 AD)
Reform · anthology attribution: Carlyle
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