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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.

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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.
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Abuse Impatience Listening Man Natural Pleasure Praise
The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.
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Change Fortune High Man Prosperity State
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.
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Action Himself Proud Spirit
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.
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Benefit Forget Man Remember
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail

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