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1071. How they take after men, these degraded ones! We have never seen like-ness so exact!

1072. Happier than men of conscience are these despicable ones! For they never have any pangs of the mind to feel.

1073. Like unto very Gods are the base ones on earth! For they too are a law unto themselves.

1074. When the degenerate meeteth a reprobate, he would outbeat him in his vices and pride himself on the achievement.

1075. Fear is the only motive force of degenerates : if there is any other at all, it is appetite, and it availeth just a little. Rh