My .02 re periods: one or two words--period outside of quotations, longer phrase or sentence--period within quotations.
IOW, IMHO @yhakak posted correctly.
Actually, in standard American usage the period ALWAYS goes inside the quotations, no matter what. In most other usages, it's a matter of logic; if the period was in the quote then it's inside, but if it's part of the sentence structure (not the quote) then it's outside.
But we digress. Other
heilige yidden were trying to convince themselves that this scam was in some way an ethical and/or moral thing to do, when we (and they, i think) know that's not true. And before starting a technical pseudo-halachic argument about נבל ברשות התורה, have a look at the bottom of ערובין ק:ב
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