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MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL HIMSELF WOULDN'T TREAD, SHE WALKED IN WHERE

MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL HIMSELF WOULDN'T TREAD, SHE WALKED IN WHERE
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a humorous coined variation of the expression fools rush in where angels fear to tread, meaning people with little experience or knowledge often get involved in difficult situations that those with superior wisdom and understanding avoid. This expression comes from a line in the poem An Essay on Criticism (1711) by English poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744). Michael, in the Bible, is the archangel (an angel of superior or highest rank) who led the loyal angels of God in defeating the rebellion of Lucifer in heaven.