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History, to be above evasion or dispute, must stand on documents, not on opinions.

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Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.
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Attack Development Ignorance Mindedness Narrow Shaken Simple Thing Two
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Argument Long Loser Sunset Use
Judge talent at its best and character at its worst.
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Character Judging Talent Worst
I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they do no wrong.
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Accept Do Favorable Judge King Men Pope Power Presumption Unlike Wrong
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
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Authority Exist Force Liberty
In every age its progress has been beset by its natural enemies, by ignorance and superstition, by lust of conquest and by love of ease, by the strong man’s craving for power, and the poor man’s craving for food.
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Age Best Conquest Crave Enemies Every Food Ignorance Man Poor Progress
Socialism easily accepts despotism. It requires the strongest execution of power — power sufficient to interfere with property.
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Accepting Deposition Execution Power Requires Socialism Strongest Sufficient
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
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Democracy Evil Majority One Pervaide Tyranny
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority…
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Almost Always Exercise Influence Men Power
Piety sometimes gives birth to scruples, and faith to superstition, when they are not directed by wisdom and knowledge.
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Birth Directed Faith Giving Knowledge Piety Scruple Sometimes Superstition Wisdom
There are many things the government cant do, many good purposes it must renounce. It must leave them to the enterprise of others. It cannot feed the people. It cannot enrich the people. It cannot teach the people. It cannot convert the people.
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Enterprise Good Government Leave Many People Purpose Renounce
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
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Burden History Illumination Memories Soul
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
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.
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Clas Class Danger Every Govern Particular Unfit
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
Liberty and good government do not exclude each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together.
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Emna Excellent Good Government Higher Mean Political Reason Together

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