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It should not prejudice my voice that I’m not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I’m taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.

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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
Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod.
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Best Death Friendship Lost Road Travel
You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
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Care Salary Vote Yourself
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
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
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
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Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Coarse Poet Taste
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.
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People Together Winning
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself

It should not prejudice my voice that I’m not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I’m taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.

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It should not prejudice my voice that I’m not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I’m taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.

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