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No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.

Edmund Burke

There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men, and by acting with promptitude, decision, and steadiness on that belief.
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Act Attitude Belief Believe Decision Honesty Man Possible Safety
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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Despair Work
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
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Mindset Religion Superstition
There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity – the law of nature and of nations.
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Creator Government Law Nation Nature
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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Government Injustice Oppression
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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Evil Goodness Man Necessary
Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.
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Love Man Power
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
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Destiny History Repeat
In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.
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Errors History Instruction Kind Man Past Volume Wisdom
Rage and frenzy will pull down more in half an hour than prudence, deliberation, and foresight can build up in a hundred years.
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Build Prudence Rage Time
He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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Help Nerve Ourselves Strength Struggle
The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.
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Evil Fate Goodness Man Politics Rule
They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
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Defend Errors Inheritance
Our patience will achieve more than our force.
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Achievement Force Ourselves Patience
A coward’s courage is in his tongue.
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Courage Coward Tongue
Those who have been intoxicated with power… can never willingly abandon it.
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Abandonment Power Willing

No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.

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