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There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots – suspicion.

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The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.
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Deal Greatness Oneself Thinking
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Believe Easy General Man True
The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
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Ability Common Dangerous Man
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Goodness Reminder Reproach
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking, the people said, “How well he spoke” but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, they said, “Let us march.
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Ourselves People Talk Time
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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Action Greatness Man Success Tendency

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots – suspicion.

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There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots – suspicion.

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