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Alexander Pope

If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.

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Alexander Pope is saying that when someone's reputation or personality is attacked, it is often their own family members who do the most damage. He highlights the painful truth that relatives can be the harshest critics or cause the greatest harm to a person's character.

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