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No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence.

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

We are not sure we are right until we have made the best case possible for those who are wrong.
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Case Made Possible Sure Thing Wrong
The true natural check on absolute democracy is the federal system, which limits the central government by the powers reserved, and the state governments by the powers they have ceded.
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Bnaturem Check Central Democracy Government Limit Power Reserve Stage True
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Argument Long Loser Sunset Use
Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history.
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Dignity Giving History Merit Truth Worth
Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.
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Always Corruption Despotic Morality Power
Every class is unfit to govern.
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Class Unfit
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
It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
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Easier Find Fit Govern People Themselves
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. ~ Every class is unfit to govern … Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.
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Alike Almost Benefit Danger End Mne Object Particular Political
Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice.
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Before Generous Justice Mercy Temper
The common vice of democracy is disregard for morality.
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Common Democracy Morality Vice Vices
Progress, the religion of those who have none.
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None Progress Religion
Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.
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Common Crime Deed Good Liberty Motive Next
There should be a law to the People besides its own will.
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Besides Law Own People Will
Socialism means slavery.
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Mean Slavery Socialism
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

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