Behold,I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
A book is not harmless merely because no one is consciously offended by it.
A man's behaviour may be quite harmless and even beneficial, when he ismorally behaving like a scoundrel. And he may do great harm when he is morally acting on the highest principles.
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