"Even if mankind had any desire to rid itself of the Seven Deadly Sins, Greed had been assured of a place in our hearts by virtue of time. By writing it down on a piece of paper and parading it as law and belief, Greed could be resurrected at a moment's notice. That was the beauty of the written word. It was invariably taken at face value and granted permit to be spoken as the truth. It lived longer than the man. And wreaked havoc in the process."
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Decipher, The First Time, p. 7 (2001).
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