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But Moses was astonished at what he saw, and much more at
what he heard; and he said, "I think it would be an instance of too
great madness, O Lord, for one of that regard I bear to thee, to distrust
thy power, since I myself adore it, and know that it has been made manifest
to my progenitors: but I am still in doubt how I, who am a private man,
and one of no abilities, should either persuade my own countrymen to leave
the country they now inhabit, and to follow me to a land whither I lead
them; or, if they should be persuaded, how can I force Pharaoh to permit
them to depart, since they augment their own wealth and prosperity by the
labors and works they put upon them ?"
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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