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. 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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To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history.
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. 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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Monarchy hardens into despotism. Aristocracy contracts into oligarchy. Democracy expands into the supremacy of numbers.
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History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
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Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.
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Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.
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Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity.
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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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The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.
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Progress, the religion of those who have none.
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There should be a law to the People besides its own will.
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In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.
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The minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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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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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.
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Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites.
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