Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
DEMOSTHENESAs 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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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.
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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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The fact speak for themselves.
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The man who flies shall fight again.
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Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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What a man wishes, he will believe.
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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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