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There should be a law to the People besides its own will.

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A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism.
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Bundles Experience Master Philosophy Prejudice Understand
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
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
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.
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Corrupt Holder Office Political Power
A people averse to the institution of private property is without the first elements of freedom
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Element First Freedom People Private Property
If there is any presumption, it is the other way against holders of power…power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Absolute Corrupt Other Power Presumption Tend
The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.
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Liberty Minorities Security Test
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
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Compensation History Penalties Provide Suffering
Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.
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Authority Essential Limitation
Every class is unfit to govern.
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Class Unfit
I have reached the end of my time, and have hardly come to the beginning of my task.
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Begining Come End Hardly Task Time
Monarchy hardens into despotism. Aristocracy contracts into oligarchy. Democracy expands into the supremacy of numbers.
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Aristocracy Contract Democracy Fanaticism Number Religious
The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.
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Allies Always Cease Continue Mankind Passion Power Sure Threaten Unforeseen
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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Absolute Appear Entire Minority People Redemption Resist Seldom Treason
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
When the last of the Reformers died, religion, instead of emancipating the nations, had become an excuse for the criminal art of despots. Calvin preached, and Bellarmine lectured; but Machiavelli reigned.
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Art Criminal Despot Die Emancipate Excuse Last Nation Preacher Reformer

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