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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.

Edmund Burke

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 grave is a common treasury, to which we must all be taken.
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Grave Ourselves Treasure
Nothing in progression can rest on its original plan. We may as well think of rocking a grown man in the cradle of an infant.
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Infant Original Planning Thinking
When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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Fear Knowledge Learning Yourself
All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.
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Darkness Force Need People Success
They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
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Defend Errors Inheritance
The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.
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Domination Greatness
Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.
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Affection Animal Creation Social
This sort of people are so taken up with their theories about the rights of man that they have totally forgotten his nature.
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Forget Man Nature People Right Theory
Evil prevails when good men fail to act.
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Act Evil Failure Goodness Man
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
By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
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Hate Love Vice
A great empire and little minds go ill together.
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Empire Greatness Mindset Togetherness
To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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Appearance Country Love Ourselves Patriot
The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.
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Essence Force Law Stupidity
All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.
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Equality Man Right

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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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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