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

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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.
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Employment Engagement Follow Impossible Man Thinking
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Goodness Reminder Reproach
As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
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Crack Fools Known Sound Wisdom
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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Action Greatness Man Success Tendency
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots – suspicion.
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Guard Known Safety Suspicious
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom

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