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The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose

  1. Even things that are good in themselves (such as the Bible ) (see also Bible ) can be twisted to serve bad purposes. This proverb comes from the play , by William Shakespeare .


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axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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