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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.
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Atheism Confound Heart Possession Ultimate Understanding
Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.
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Common Crime Deed Good Liberty Motive Next
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
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Democracy Evil Majority One Pervaide Tyranny
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
Government rules the present. Literature rules the future.
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Future Government Literature Present Rule
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
When the revolutionary theory of government began to prevail, and Church and State found that they were educating for opposite ends and in a contradictory spirit, it became necessary to remove children entirely from the influence of religion.
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Children Church Educate Entire Necessary Opposite Religion Remove State
To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history.
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Achievement Conscience Develop Great History Perfect
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
The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Argument Long Loser Sunset Use
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
When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.
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Balance Look Perceive Truth
Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.
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Concentration Democracy Generally Monopolize Power
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. ~ Every class is unfit to govern … Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.
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Alike Almost Benefit Danger End Mne Object Particular Political
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
Piety sometimes gives birth to scruples, and faith to superstition, when they are not directed by wisdom and knowledge.
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