To complain of the age we live in, to murmur at the present possessors of power, to lament the past, to conceive extravagant hopes of the future, are the common dispositions of the greatest part of mankind.
EDMUND BURKEBy gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.
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Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
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Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
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True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable nor lasting.
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He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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Education is the cheap defense of nations.
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To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
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The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.
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Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.
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By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.
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The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
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The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
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