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The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom.
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Finest Freedom Hope Middle Opportunity Passion Quality World
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
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
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Authority Exist Force Liberty
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
Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history.
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Dignity Giving History Merit Truth Worth
The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.
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Bank Century Down Issue People Sooner Swept
Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.
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Authority Essential Limitation
When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.
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Balance Look Perceive Truth
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
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Corrupt Inspirational Leadership Power Trend Work
Government rules the present. Literature rules the future.
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Future Government Literature Present Rule
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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Freedom Higher Highest Liberty Mean Politics Wisdom
Those who have more power are liable to sin more; no theorem in geometry is more certain than this.
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Atheism Certain Geometry More Power Sin Theorem
Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances.
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Age Circumstance Constant Moral Obedient Through
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
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

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