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If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh.

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It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power in the masses which, if it is called into play.
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Majority Minorities Oppressed People Play Worse
There is not a more perilous or immoral habit of mind than the sanctifying of success.
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Habit Mind More Perilous Sanctifying Succes
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
Government rules the present. Literature rules the future.
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Future Government Literature Present Rule
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men.
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Ablest Defender Error Failing Men Monstrous
A public man has no right to let his actions be determined by particular interests. He does the same thing as a judge who accepts a bribe. Like a judge he must consider what is right, not what is advantageous to a party or class.
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Action Class Interest Men Particular Party Public Right
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.
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Corrupt Holder Office Political Power
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 guide of our conduct is no outward authority, but the voice of God, who comes down to dwell in our souls, who knows all our thoughts, to whom are owing all the truth we know, and all the good we do; for vice is voluntary, and virtue comes from the grace of the heavenly spirit within.
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Come Conduct Down God Grace Guide Know Our Outward Soul Voice
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
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Burden History Illumination Memories Soul
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
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Authority Exist Force Liberty
The common vice of democracy is disregard for morality.
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Common Democracy Morality Vice Vices
Live both in the future and the past. Who does not live in the past does not live in the future.
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Both Future Live Past
A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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Convince Differ Honest Liar Men
From the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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Absolute Appeal Appear People Redemption Refuge Treason

If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh.

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