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Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.

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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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We believe whatever we want to believe.
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The man who flies shall fight again.
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It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.
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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
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One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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