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The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow man and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt.

The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow man and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt.

Approximate author period: c. 1801 AD · industrial

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Sir Walter Scott
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Approximate author period: c. 1801 AD · industrial
author lifetime midpoint (1771–1832)
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