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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.

Demosthenes

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.
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Existence Money Need
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the real state of things.
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Believe Consistency Easy Expectation State
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
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.
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Different Favor Forget Himself Reminder Talk
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
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

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