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It is the masters of slaves, not the slaves, who are deficient in self-rule; and slavery is doubly detestable, because it depraves the masters.

From Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed by Newman, Francis William

It seems that nature perverts itself before him, that his very presence depraves it.

From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene

This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

Such teaching is interesting as showing how the admission of caprice in the world of phenomena reacts upon the moral sense and depraves our conception of God and salvation.

From Christian Mysticism by Inge, William Ralph

And then there is the money, which depraves when it comes in a certain way.”

From Other People's Money by Gaboriau, Émile