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It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

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Judge talent at its best and character at its worst.
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Character Judging Talent Worst
Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.
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Bad Easily Good Made Men State
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
To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history.
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Achievement Conscience Develop Great History Perfect
But when modern absolutism arose, it laid claim to everything on behalf of the sovereign power….
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Absolutism Behalf Claim Everything Laid Modern Power Sovereign
Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.
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Assign Best Central Club Democracy Federalism Government Power
In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.
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Above Congress Country Law Parliament Place
A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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Convince Differ Honest Liar Men
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.
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Clas Class Danger Every Govern Particular Unfit
For centuries it was never discovered that education was a function of the State, and the State never attempted to educate.
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Absolutism Attempt Century Children Discover Function Government Modern Opposite State
False principles, which correspond with the bad as well as with the just aspirations of mankind, are a normal and necessary element in the social life of nations.
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Aspiration Correspond Element Just Life Mankind Normal Principles Social
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
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Argument Long Loser Sunset Use
Learn as much by writing as by reading.
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Learn Much Raed Reading Spiritual Writing
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
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

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