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In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.

Edmund Burke

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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Greatness Law Nature Obedience Powerful
All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.
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Darkness Force Need People Success
Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.
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Ability Man Ourselves Regular
That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors, is to keep the Spirit of Liberty constantly awake, is an undeniable truth.
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Awake Greatness Liberty People Security Superior Truth
Power gradually extirpates from the mind every humane and gentle virtue.
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Gentle Gradual Human Mindset Power
But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.
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Age Economics Forever Success
Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.
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Afford Beyond Cost Hypocrisy Promise
What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
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God Man Separate Unity
All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing.
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Evil Goodness Man Ourselves
Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
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Applaud Fall Recover Run
Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
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Betrayal Himself Industry Opinion Representation Sacrifice Service
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
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Flatter Generosity Receive
All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing as they must if they believe they can do nothing. There is nothing worse because the council of despair is declaration of irresponsibility; it is Pilate washing his hands.
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Council Evil Hands Irresponsibility Necessary Success Wash
People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with them.
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Acceptance Better Fight People Quarrel Try
Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe.
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Breathe Corruption Important Law Refine
Those who attempt to level never equalize.
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Equality Level

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