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Comedy is allied to justice.

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You possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.
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Character Government Language Nature Need Voice
I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.
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Egg Food Kissing
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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Army Leadership Skill
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
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Education Honest Men
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Clever Mindset Wine
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.
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Darkness Dream Race
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
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Honesty Insult Men Praise
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
Ye Children of Man! whose life is a span, Protracted with sorrow from day to day, Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous, Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay!
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Children Humanity Life Men

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