O shame to men! Devil with Devil damned
Firm concord holds; men only disagree
Of creatures rational, though under hope
Of heavenly grace, and, God proclaiming peace,
Yet live in hatred, enmity, and strife
Among themselves, and levy cruel wars,
Wasting the earth, each other to destroy:
As if (which might induce us to accord)
Man hath not hellish foes enough besides,
That day and night for his destruction wait!
John Milton (1608-74), Paradise Lost.
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