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analogy suggests Thus far, I willingly admit Thus I am led on to another remark Thus if you look into Thus instances occur now and then Thus it comes to pass Thus my imagination tells me Thus much, however, I may say Thus much I may be allowed to say Thus much may be sufficient to recall Thus we see Time would not permit me To a man of the highest public spirit To avoid all possibility of being misunderstood To be more explicit www.Inspiring-Quotes-and-Stories.com 651 To be sure, we sometimes hear To bring the matter nearer home To convince them of this To feel the true force of this argument To illustrate To make my story quite complete To me, however, it would appear To my way of conceiving such matters To prevent misapprehension To some it may sound like a paradox To sum up all that has been said To sum up in one word To take a very different instance To the conclusion thus drawn To the enormous majority of persons To these general considerations To this I answer To this it will be 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