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English, 26.09.2021 23:00 simmy6

Read the passage. excerpt from An Exposition upon the 13th Chapter of Revelation
adapted for educational purposes
by John Cotton

Cotton asserts that people in positions of power will naturally abuse that power.

Which detail from the text best conveys this message to readers?

“If you pinch the Sea of its liberty, though it be walls of stone or brass, it will beat them down.”

“They will certainly lead the spirit of a man out of his way sooner or later.”

“And so for children; and servants, or any others you are to deal with, give them the liberty and authority you would have them use.”

"Whatever power he has received, he has a corrupt nature that will improve it in one thing or other..."

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