Quotation by

Samuel Johnson

I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him.

Samuel Johnson

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Samuel Johnson is saying that it is wrong to use someone's good qualities to trick or take advantage of them. He believes that doing so betrays the fundamental honesty and fairness that should exist among all people.

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