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A democratic constitution, not supported by democratic institutions in detail, but confined to the central government, not only is not political freedom, but often creates a spirit precisely the reverse, carrying down to the lowest grade in society the desire and ambition of political domination.

John Stuart Mill

To understand one woman is not necessarily to understand any other woman.
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Different Understand Unique Woman
He who lets the world choose his plan of life for him has need of no other faculty than that of ape-like imitation.
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Choice Himself Imitation Planning World
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.
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Average General Kind Man World
Stupidity is much the same all the world over.
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Stupidity World
Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.
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Adoption Experience Greatness Movement
A profound conviction raises a man above the feeling of ridicule.
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Conviction Feeling Man Raise
I did not mean that Conservatives are generally stupid; I meant, that stupid persons are generally Conservative. I believe that to be so obvious and undeniable a fact that I hardly think any hon. Gentleman will question it.
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Conservatism Fact Myself Question Stupidity Thinking
Since the state must necessarily provide subsistence for the criminal poor while undergoing punishment, not to do the same for the poor who have not offended is to give a premium on crime.
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Crime Necessary Offend Premium Punishment State
Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
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Conscience Form Goodness Harm Man Oneself
Persons of genius, it is true, are, and are always likely to be, a small minority; but in order to have them, it is necessary to preserve the soil in which they grow.
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Genius Growth Minority Person Preserve Small
There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides.
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Force Hope Listening Side
There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.
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Home Meaning Personal Realize Truth
A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
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Action Evil Injury Oneself Person
If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
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Kind Man Oneself Opinion Power Silence
All attempts by the State to bias the conclusions of its citizens on disputed subjects, are evil.
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Conclusion Evil State Subject
Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.
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Conservative People Stupidity True

A democratic constitution, not supported by democratic institutions in detail, but confined to the central government, not only is not political freedom, but often creates a spirit precisely the reverse, carrying down to the lowest grade in society the desire and ambition of political domination.

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A democratic constitution, not supported by democratic institutions in detail, but confined to the central government, not only is not political freedom, but often creates a spirit precisely the reverse, carrying down to the lowest grade in society the desire and ambition of political domination.

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