does this phrase make sense?

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does this phrase make sense?

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I regularly say a prayer along the lines of " I have never meant to harm anyone, above all else my wife, and my daughter and my son, and especially all of my family..."

but I wonder if I should be saying "I have never meant to harm anyone, above all else not my wife, nor my daughter nor my son...."
any ideas please?
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Re: does this phrase make sense?

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Not grammatically necessary...
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