Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
TACITUSLiberty is given by nature even to mute animals.
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A cowardly populace which will dare nothing beyond talk.
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Remedies are more tardy in their operation than diseases.
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To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
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Posterity gives to every man his true honor. [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]
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Conspicuous by his absence.
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Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
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The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
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Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.
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In all things there is a kind of law of cycles. [Lat., Rebus cunctis inest quidam velut orbis.]
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People flatter us because they can depend upon our credulity.
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Reckless adventure is the fool’s hazard.
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If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
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Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.
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