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Power gradually extirpates from the mind every humane and gentle virtue.

Edmund Burke

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
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
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
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Curiosity Discover Human Kind Simplicity
By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
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Hate Love Vice
The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.
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Credit Invention Knife
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
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Bad Law Worst
To speak of atrocious crime in mild language is treason to virtue.
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Crime Death Language Talk Treason Value
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
I cannot conceive how any man can have brought himself to that pitch of presumption, to consider his country as nothing but carte blanche, upon which he may scribble whatever he pleases.
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Assumption Country Himself Man
History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.
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Born Death History Live Value
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
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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Greatness Himself Mistake
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
Evil prevails when good men fail to act.
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Act Evil Failure Goodness Man
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
You can never plan the future by the past.
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Future Past Planning Yourself

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