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For centuries it was never discovered that education was a function of the State, and the State never attempted to educate.

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Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.
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Assign Best Central Club Democracy Federalism Government Power
. It is the delicate fruit of a mature civilization; and scarcely a century has passed since nations, that knew the meaning of the term, resolved to be free.
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There should be a law to the People besides its own will.
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Besides Law Own People Will
A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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Convince Differ Honest Liar Men
Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.
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Concentration Democracy Generally Monopolize Power
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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End Higher Liberty Mean Political
Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.
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Always Corruption Despotic Morality Power
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority.
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Almost Always Authority Great Influence Men Stillmore
The mills of God grind slowly.
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Exactness God Grind Mill Retribution
Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
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Administration Different Discussion Justice Political Publicity Reality
Before God, there is neither Greek nor barbarian, neither rich nor poor, and the slave is as good as his master, for by birth all men are free; they are citizens of the universal commonwealth which embraces all the world, brethren of one family, and children of God.
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All Birth Children Citizen Country Free God Good Master Men Neither Poor Salve
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.
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Dagger Follow Future Men Past Strong Weak
Great men are almost always bad men.
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Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism.
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Democracy Enemy Friend Fruit Liberty Socialism Victory
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.
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Democracies Force Fraud Majority Party Prevaiding Rule Succeed Tyranny

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