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The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.

Edmund Burke

They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
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Defend Errors Inheritance
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
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
The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
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Crisis Fire Hot Moral Reserve Time
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
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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Despair Work
Turn over a new leaf.
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Let Go One Liner Start
By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
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Hate Love Vice
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
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Command Freedom Poor Rich Wealth
An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.
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Difficult Impossible Silence Talk
A coward’s courage is in his tongue.
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Courage Coward Tongue
Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
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Applaud Fall Recover Run
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.
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Anxiety Errors Loud Popular Public Welfare
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
You can never plan the future by the past.
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Future Past Planning Yourself
There is nothing that God has judged good for us that He has not given us the means to accomplish, both in the natural and the moral world.
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Accomplishment God Judgement Moral World

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